Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
Concerning what are they disputing?
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,
Concerning the Great News,
عن النبإ العظيم
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About which they differ?
About which they cannot agree.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, but they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And We created you in pairs,
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have created you in pairs,
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made your sleep for rest,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the night as a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made a shining lamp,
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of thick foliage.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
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,
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
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,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
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.
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
Surely hell lies in wait,
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
للطاغين مآبا
A home for the rebellious.
Living therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will abide therein for ages.
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Requital corresponding.
A fitting recompense (for them).
جزاء وفاقا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Surely they feared not the account,
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
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).
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
And all things have We preserved on record.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
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,
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
إن للمتقين مفازا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And maidens for companions,
And a pure cup.
And a cup full (to the brim).
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
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:
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
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.
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
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.
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
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.
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
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!
Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"
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!"