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