Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Concerning what are they disputing?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عن النبإ العظيم
Concerning the Great News,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they cannot agree.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
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;
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Lilttagheena maaban
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will dwell therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
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,
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
A fitting recompense (for them).
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things have We preserved on record.
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."
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a cup full (to the brim).
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
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
(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 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 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
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!"