Chapter 78, 40 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
About what are they asking one another?
Concerning what are they disputing?
عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great news -
Concerning the Great News,
الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
That over which they are in disagreement.
About which they cannot agree.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
كلا سيعلمون
No! They are going to know.
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Then, no! They are going to know.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as stakes?
And the mountains as pegs?
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And made your sleep for rest,
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as clothing
And made the night as a covering,
وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day for livelihood
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of entwined growth.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors, a place of return,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا
لابثين فيها أحقابا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They will dwell therein for ages.
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا
جزاء وفاقا
An appropriate recompense.
A fitting recompense (for them).
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
And all things have We preserved on record.
فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
إن للمتقين مفازا
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and grapevines
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
وكواعب أترابا
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup.
And a cup full (to the brim).
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
[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.
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
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.
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.
ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
إِنَّا أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
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!"
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!"