Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
About what are they asking one another?
Of what do they ask one another?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great news -
About the great event,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
That over which they are in disagreement.
About which they differ?
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, but they will come to know!
No! They are going to know.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as stakes?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
And We created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And made the night as clothing
And We made the night to be a covering,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We made above you seven strong ones,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And We made a shining lamp,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens of entwined growth.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
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,
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
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,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
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.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lilttagheena maaban
A home for the rebellious.
For the transgressors, a place of return,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will abide therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Living therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Jazaan wifaqan
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
An appropriate recompense.
Requital corresponding.
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Surely they feared not the account,
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
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.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
Gardens and vineyards,
WakawaAAiba atraban
And maidens for companions,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And voluptuous women of equal age;
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup.
And a full cup.
And a pure cup.
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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.
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
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.
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
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.
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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!"
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
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!