Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
Of what do they ask one another?
Concerning what are they disputing?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About the great event,
Concerning the Great News,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they differ?
About which they cannot agree.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the mountains as pegs?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We created you in pairs,
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made your sleep for rest,
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the night as a covering,
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We made a shining lamp,
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Surely hell lies in wait,
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Lilttagheena maaban
A place of resort for the inordinate,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
Living therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Jazaan wifaqan
Requital corresponding.
A fitting recompense (for them).
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
Surely they feared not the account,
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And We have recorded everything in a book,
And all things have We preserved on record.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
WakawaAAiba atraban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
Wakasan dihaqan
And a pure cup.
And a cup full (to the brim).
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
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 all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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 forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
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!
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!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا