Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
About which they are in disagreement.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
Nay, they will come to know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And We have made the day for livelihood.
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of thick growth.
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Surely hell lies in wait,
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),
Lilttagheena maaban
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
They will abide therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Surely they feared not the account,
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens and vineyards,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a full cup (of wine).
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
(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).
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
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.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
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.
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)!
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
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!