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