Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
Concerning what are they disputing?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
Concerning the Great News,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
About which they cannot agree.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Verily, verily they shall soon (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 as a wide expanse,
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the mountains as pegs?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
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,
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
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 mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Surely hell lies in wait,
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Lilttagheena maaban
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
A fitting recompense (for them).
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Surely they feared not the account,
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
And all things have We preserved on record.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
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."
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And voluptuous women of equal age;
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
And a cup full (to the brim).
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
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.
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
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.
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.
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 Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to 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!
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!"