Al Nabaa

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1 AAamma yatasaaloona

Yusuf Ali

1 Concerning what are they disputing?

Shakir

1 Of what do they ask one another?

Transliteration

2 AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi

Yusuf Ali

2 Concerning the Great News,

Shakir

2 About the great event,

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3 Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

Yusuf Ali

3 About which they cannot agree.

Shakir

3 About which they differ?

Transliteration

4 Kalla sayaAAlamoona

Yusuf Ali

4 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!

Shakir

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

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5 Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

Yusuf Ali

5 Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!

Shakir

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

Transliteration

6 Alam najAAali alarda mihadan

Yusuf Ali

6 Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,

Shakir

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

Transliteration

7 Waaljibala awtadan

Yusuf Ali

7 And the mountains as pegs?

Shakir

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

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8 Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

Yusuf Ali

8 And (have We not) created you in pairs,

Shakir

8 And We created you in pairs,

Transliteration

9 WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

Yusuf Ali

9 And made your sleep for rest,

Shakir

9 And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),

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10 WajaAAalna allayla libasan

Yusuf Ali

10 And made the night as a covering,

Shakir

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

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11 WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

Yusuf Ali

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

Shakir

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

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12 Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

Yusuf Ali

12 And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,

Shakir

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

Transliteration

13 WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

Yusuf Ali

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

Shakir

13 And We made a shining lamp,

Transliteration

14 Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

Yusuf Ali

14 And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,

Shakir

14 And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,

Transliteration

15 Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

Yusuf Ali

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

Shakir

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

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16 Wajannatin alfafan

Yusuf Ali

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

Shakir

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

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17 Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

Yusuf Ali

17 Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,

Shakir

17 Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:

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18 Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan

Yusuf Ali

18 The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;

Shakir

18 The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,

Transliteration

19 Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

Yusuf Ali

19 And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,

Shakir

19 And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,

Transliteration

20 Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

Yusuf Ali

20 And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.

Shakir

20 And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.

Transliteration

21 Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

Yusuf Ali

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

Shakir

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

Transliteration

22 Lilttagheena maaban

Yusuf Ali

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

Shakir

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

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23 Labitheena feeha ahqaban

Yusuf Ali

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

Shakir

23 Living therein for ages.

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24 La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

Yusuf Ali

24 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,

Shakir

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

Transliteration

25 Illa hameeman waghassaqan

Yusuf Ali

25 Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,

Shakir

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

Transliteration

26 Jazaan wifaqan

Yusuf Ali

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

Shakir

26 Requital corresponding.

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27 Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

Yusuf Ali

27 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),

Shakir

27 Surely they feared not the account,

Transliteration

28 Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban

Yusuf Ali

28 But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

Shakir

28 And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).

Transliteration

29 Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban

Yusuf Ali

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

Shakir

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

Transliteration

30 Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

Yusuf Ali

30 "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."

Shakir

30 So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.

Transliteration

31 Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

Yusuf Ali

31 Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;

Shakir

31 Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,

Transliteration

32 Hadaiqa waaAAnaban

Yusuf Ali

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

Shakir

32 Gardens and vineyards,

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33 WakawaAAiba atraban

Yusuf Ali

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

Shakir

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

Transliteration

34 Wakasan dihaqan

Yusuf Ali

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

Shakir

34 And a pure cup.

Transliteration

35 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

Yusuf Ali

35 No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -

Shakir

35 They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.

Transliteration

36 Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

Yusuf Ali

36 Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,

Shakir

36 A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:

Transliteration

37 Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban

Yusuf Ali

37 (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.

Shakir

37 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.

Transliteration

38 Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban

Yusuf Ali

38 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.

Shakir

38 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.

Transliteration

39 Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

Yusuf Ali

39 That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!

Shakir

39 That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.

Transliteration

40 Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban

Yusuf Ali

40 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!"

Shakir

40 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!