Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
(It is) of the awful tidings,
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, but they will come to know!
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the high hills bulwarks ?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of thick foliage.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lilttagheena maaban
A home for the rebellious.
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will abide therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Jazaan wifaqan
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Surely they feared not the account,
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
WakawaAAiba atraban
And maidens for companions,
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
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.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
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.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
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!"
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!