Chapter 78, 40 verses
About what are they asking one another?
AAamma yatasaaloona
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
Of what do they ask one another?
About the great news -
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ
About the great event,
That over which they are in disagreement.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
About which they differ?
No! They are going to know.
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Then, no! They are going to know.
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the mountains as stakes?
Waaljibala awtadan
وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And We created you in pairs
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا
And We created you in pairs,
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made the night as clothing
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the day for livelihood
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And made [therein] a burning lamp
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And We made a shining lamp,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of entwined growth.
Wajannatin alfafan
وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Surely hell lies in wait,
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Lilttagheena maaban
لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا
Living therein for ages.
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
An appropriate recompense.
Jazaan wifaqan
جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا
Requital corresponding.
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Surely they feared not the account,
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens and grapevines
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا
Gardens and vineyards,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
WakawaAAiba atraban
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a full cup.
Wakasan dihaqan
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
And a pure cup.
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
[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.
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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 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.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
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 the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
إِنَّا أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا
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!