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1 Concerning what are they disputing?

1 AAamma yatasaaloona

1 Of what do they ask one another?

2 Concerning the Great News,

2 AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi

2 About the great event,

3 About which they cannot agree.

3 Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

3 About which they differ?

4 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!

4 Kalla sayaAAlamoona

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

5 Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!

5 Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

6 Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,

6 Alam najAAali alarda mihadan

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

7 And the mountains as pegs?

7 Waaljibala awtadan

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

8 And (have We not) created you in pairs,

8 Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

8 And We created you in pairs,

9 And made your sleep for rest,

9 WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

9 And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),

10 And made the night as a covering,

10 WajaAAalna allayla libasan

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

11 WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

12 And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,

12 Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

13 WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

13 And We made a shining lamp,

14 And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,

14 Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

14 And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

15 Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

16 Wajannatin alfafan

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

17 Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,

17 Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

17 Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:

18 The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;

18 Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan

18 The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,

19 And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,

19 Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

19 And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,

20 And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.

20 Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

20 And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

21 Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

22 Lilttagheena maaban

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

23 Labitheena feeha ahqaban

23 Living therein for ages.

24 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,

24 La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

25 Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,

25 Illa hameeman waghassaqan

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

26 Jazaan wifaqan

26 Requital corresponding.

27 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),

27 Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

27 Surely they feared not the account,

28 But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

28 Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban

28 And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

29 Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

30 "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."

30 Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

30 So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.

31 Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;

31 Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

31 Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

32 Hadaiqa waaAAnaban

32 Gardens and vineyards,

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 WakawaAAiba atraban

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

34 Wakasan dihaqan

34 And a pure cup.

35 No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -

35 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

35 They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.

36 Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,

36 Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

36 A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:

37 (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.

37 Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban

37 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.

38 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.

38 Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban

38 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.

39 That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!

39 Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

39 That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.

40 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!"

40 Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban

40 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!