Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
AAamma yatasaaloona
About the great event,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
عن النبإ العظيم
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About which they differ?
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, but they will come to know!
كلا سيعلمون
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
والجبال أوتادا
Waaljibala awtadan
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We made a shining lamp,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick foliage.
وجنات ألفافا
Wajannatin alfafan
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
A place of resort for the inordinate,
A home for the rebellious.
للطاغين مآبا
Lilttagheena maaban
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
إلا حميما وغساقا
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Requital corresponding.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
جزاء وفاقا
Jazaan wifaqan
Surely they feared not the account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
إن للمتقين مفازا
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
وكواعب أترابا
WakawaAAiba atraban
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
Wakasan dihaqan
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban