Chapter 78, 40 verses
AAamma yatasaaloona
Concerning what are they disputing?
About what are they asking one another?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
Concerning the Great News,
About the great news -
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they cannot agree.
That over which they are in disagreement.
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
No! They are going to know.
Nay, but they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as stakes?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
And We have created you in pairs,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And made your sleep for rest,
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And made the night as a covering,
And made the night as clothing
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And made the day for livelihood
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of entwined growth.
And gardens of thick foliage.
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
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;
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
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,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Lilttagheena maaban
For the transgressors a place of destination:
For the transgressors, a place of return,
A home for the rebellious.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will dwell therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They will abide therein for ages.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Jazaan wifaqan
A fitting recompense (for them).
An appropriate recompense.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things have We preserved on record.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
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."
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
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;
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and grapevines
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
WakawaAAiba atraban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And maidens for companions,
Wakasan dihaqan
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup.
And a full cup.
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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!
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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!"
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!"
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!"