Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Concerning what are they disputing?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عن النبإ العظيم
Concerning the Great News,
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they cannot agree.
About which they are in disagreement.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep for rest,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as a covering,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of thick growth.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Lilttagheena maaban
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors a place of destination:
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),
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will dwell therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إلا حميما وغساقا
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
A fitting recompense (for them).
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things have We preserved on record.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup (of wine).
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with 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).
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 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.
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.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to 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)!
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
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!"
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!"