Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, but they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick foliage.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
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,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
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.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Lilttagheena maaban
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
A home for the rebellious.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Surely they feared not the account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
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.
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
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.
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
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.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
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.
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
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!"