Chapter 78, 40 verses
Concerning what are they disputing?
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Concerning the Great News,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
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)
About which they cannot agree.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they are in disagreement.
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, they will come to know!
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of thick growth.
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
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]
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Lilttagheena maaban
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),
They will dwell therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will abide therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
A fitting recompense (for them).
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
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.
And all things have We preserved on record.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And a cup full (to the brim).
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup (of wine).
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
(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
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).
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
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.
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
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)!
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
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!"