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 ?
AAamma yatasaaloona
About what are they asking one another?
About the great event,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About the great news -
About which they differ?
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
That over which they are in disagreement.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, but they will come to know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
No! They are going to know.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Then, no! They are going to know.
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as stakes?
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We created you in pairs
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And made the night as clothing
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And made the day for livelihood
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We made a shining lamp,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick foliage.
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of entwined growth.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
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,
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
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.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
A place of resort for the inordinate,
A home for the rebellious.
Lilttagheena maaban
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Requital corresponding.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Jazaan wifaqan
An appropriate recompense.
Surely they feared not the account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
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.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens and grapevines
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
WakawaAAiba atraban
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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.
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
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.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
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.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"