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