Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
عن النبإ العظيم
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, they will come to know!
كلا سيعلمون
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
وخلقناكم أزواجا
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of thick growth.
وجنات ألفافا
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Lilttagheena maaban
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
للطاغين مآبا
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will abide therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إلا حميما وغساقا
Jazaan wifaqan
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جزاء وفاقا
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
إن للمتقين مفازا
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
WakawaAAiba atraban
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وكواعب أترابا
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup (of wine).
وكأسا دهاقا
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا