Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
Concerning what are they disputing?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
Concerning the Great News,
عن النبإ العظيم
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they cannot agree.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, but they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And made your sleep for rest,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And made the night as a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of luxurious growth?
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of thick foliage.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Lilttagheena maaban
For the transgressors a place of destination:
للطاغين مآبا
A home for the rebellious.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will dwell therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will abide therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Jazaan wifaqan
A fitting recompense (for them).
جزاء وفاقا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things have We preserved on record.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
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
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
إن للمتقين مفازا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
WakawaAAiba atraban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And maidens for companions,
Wakasan dihaqan
And a cup full (to the brim).
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup.
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with 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 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.
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 Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to 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
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!"
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!"