Chapter 78, 40 verses
Concerning what are they disputing?
AAamma yatasaaloona
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Of what do they ask one another?
Concerning the Great News,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great event,
About which they cannot agree.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
About which they differ?
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, but they will come to know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs,
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And We made a shining lamp,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Surely hell lies in wait,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Lilttagheena maaban
A home for the rebellious.
A place of resort for the inordinate,
They will dwell therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will abide therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
But boiling and intensely cold water,
A fitting recompense (for them).
Jazaan wifaqan
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Requital corresponding.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Surely they feared not the account,
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
And all things have We preserved on record.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
And We have recorded everything 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
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and vineyards,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
WakawaAAiba atraban
And maidens for companions,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a cup full (to the brim).
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup.
And a pure cup.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
(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
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
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 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
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
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 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
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
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!