Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
Concerning what are they disputing?
Of what do they ask one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
Concerning the Great News,
About the great event,
عن النبإ العظيم
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they cannot agree.
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And made your sleep for rest,
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And made the night as a covering,
And We made the night to be a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Lilttagheena maaban
For the transgressors a place of destination:
A place of resort for the inordinate,
للطاغين مآبا
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will dwell therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Jazaan wifaqan
A fitting recompense (for them).
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things have We preserved on record.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إن للمتقين مفازا
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
WakawaAAiba atraban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
Wakasan dihaqan
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
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 all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
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 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.
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.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
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!
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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 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!"
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!
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا