Chapter 78, 40 verses
Concerning what are they disputing?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
AAamma yatasaaloona
Concerning the Great News,
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About which they cannot agree.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they are in disagreement.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, they will come to know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And made your sleep for rest,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And made the night as a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We have made the day for livelihood.
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
And gardens of luxurious growth?
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of thick growth.
Wajannatin alfafan
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
For the transgressors a place of destination:
للطاغين مآبا
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),
Lilttagheena maaban
They will dwell therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will abide therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
A fitting recompense (for them).
جزاء وفاقا
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Jazaan wifaqan
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
And all things have We preserved on record.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
WakawaAAiba atraban
And a cup full (to the brim).
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup (of wine).
Wakasan dihaqan
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
(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).
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
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.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
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.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
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)!
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
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!"
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
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!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban