Chapter 78, 40 verses
Concerning what are they disputing?
AAamma yatasaaloona
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Concerning the Great News,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About which they cannot agree.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
About which they are in disagreement.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, they will come to know!
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
And the mountains as pegs?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Wajannatin alfafan
And gardens of thick growth.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Lilttagheena maaban
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),
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will dwell therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They will abide therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
A fitting recompense (for them).
Jazaan wifaqan
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And all things have We preserved on record.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
"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 you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
WakawaAAiba atraban
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a cup full (to the brim).
Wakasan dihaqan
And a full cup (of wine).
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
(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
(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).
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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
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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
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 (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)!
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
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
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!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا