Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Of what do they ask one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
About the great event,
عن النبإ العظيم
About which they are in disagreement.
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
Nay, they will come to know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And We made the night to be a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be 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
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
A place of resort for the inordinate,
للطاغين مآبا
They will abide therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إن للمتقين مفازا
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And a full cup (of wine).
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
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
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak 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
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were 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