Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
Concerning what are they disputing?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
About what are they asking one another?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
Concerning the Great News,
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great news -
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they cannot agree.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
That over which they are in disagreement.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
كلا سيعلمون
No! They are going to know.
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Then, no! They are going 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 a resting place?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as stakes?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And made your sleep for rest,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And made the night as a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as clothing
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day for livelihood
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of luxurious growth?
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of entwined growth.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed 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
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth 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 will become gateways
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Lilttagheena maaban
For the transgressors a place of destination:
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will dwell therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Jazaan wifaqan
A fitting recompense (for them).
جزاء وفاقا
An appropriate recompense.
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things have We preserved on record.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
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 [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
إن للمتقين مفازا
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and grapevines
WakawaAAiba atraban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
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
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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
[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.
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
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.
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 he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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
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!"