Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Concerning what are they disputing?
Of what do they ask one another?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
Concerning the Great News,
About the great event,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About which they are in disagreement.
About which they cannot agree.
About which they differ?
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay, they will come to know!
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs,
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And made your sleep for rest,
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And made the night as a covering,
And We made the night to be a covering,
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We made a shining lamp,
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
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,
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
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.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Surely hell lies in wait,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
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 destination:
A place of resort for the inordinate,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will abide therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
A fitting recompense (for them).
Requital corresponding.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Surely they feared not the account,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
And all things have We preserved on record.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
"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.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a full cup (of wine).
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a pure cup.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
(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 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.
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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 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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
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 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.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
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!"
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!
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا