Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
AAamma yatasaaloona
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
About the great event,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
About which they differ?
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they are in disagreement.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
And We created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And We made the night to be a covering,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made a shining lamp,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of thick growth.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily, 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
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Surely hell lies in wait,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
A place of resort for the inordinate,
Lilttagheena maaban
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
Living therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will abide therein for ages.
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Requital corresponding.
Jazaan wifaqan
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Surely they feared not the account,
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gardens and vineyards,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens and vineyards,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
WakawaAAiba atraban
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And a pure cup.
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup (of wine).
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
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
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
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
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
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
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"