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
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
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
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About which they cannot agree.
About which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, they will come to know!
كلا سيعلمون
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
والجبال أوتادا
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
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
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And made your sleep for rest,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And made the night as a covering,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
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
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of thick growth.
وجنات ألفافا
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
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
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
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
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
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
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
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
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will dwell therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إلا حميما وغساقا
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
A fitting recompense (for them).
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جزاء وفاقا
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
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
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
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
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And all things have We preserved on record.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
"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
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
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
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وكواعب أترابا
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup (of wine).
وكأسا دهاقا
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
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
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
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
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.
(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
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.
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
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!
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
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!"
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
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا