In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
About what are they asking one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
About what are they asking one another?
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)
About the great news -
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
About which they are in disagreement.
That over which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
Nay, they will come to know!
No! They are going to know.
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as stakes?
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.).
And We created you in pairs
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
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),
And made the night as clothing
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And made [therein] a burning lamp
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens of entwined growth.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
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]
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
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,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
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.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
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 -
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
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),
For the transgressors, a place of return,
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
They will abide therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
An appropriate recompense.
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
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.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
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.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
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);
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a full cup (of wine).
And a full cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
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),
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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).
[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.
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.
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.
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)!
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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!"
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!"
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!