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?
Of what do they ask one another?
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)
About the great event,
About which they cannot agree.
About which they are in disagreement.
About which they differ?
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, they will come to know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
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.).
And We created you in pairs,
And made your sleep for rest,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made the night as a covering,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And We made a shining lamp,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And We 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,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Verily, 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;
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
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,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become 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.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were 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,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Surely hell lies in wait,
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),
A place of resort for the inordinate,
They will dwell therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
But boiling and intensely cold water,
A fitting recompense (for them).
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Requital corresponding.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Surely they feared not the account,
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.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
And all things have We preserved on record.
And all things We have 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."
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in 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;
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens and vineyards,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup (of wine).
And a pure cup.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
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),
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.
(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 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.
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.
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!
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)!
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!"
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!"
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!