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