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?
AAamma yatasaaloona
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,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About which they are in disagreement.
About which they cannot agree.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Nay, they will come to know!
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
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,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Wajannatin alfafan
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
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;
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
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.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
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:
Lilttagheena maaban
They will abide therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
A fitting recompense (for them).
Jazaan wifaqan
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
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.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
And all things have We preserved on record.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
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."
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
WakawaAAiba atraban
And a full cup (of wine).
And a cup full (to the brim).
Wakasan dihaqan
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
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,
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
(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.
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
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.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
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!
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
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!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban