Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the great event,
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
عن النبإ العظيم
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About which they differ?
About which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, they will come to know!
كلا سيعلمون
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
وخلقناكم أزواجا
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And We made a shining lamp,
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick growth.
وجنات ألفافا
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Surely hell lies in wait,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
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),
للطاغين مآبا
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إلا حميما وغساقا
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Requital corresponding.
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جزاء وفاقا
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Surely they feared not the account,
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
إن للمتقين مفازا
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وكواعب أترابا
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a pure cup.
And a full cup (of wine).
وكأسا دهاقا
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
(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).
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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.
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.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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)!
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
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!
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!"
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا