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Al Nabaa
Chapter 78, 40 verses
Yusuf Ali
Saheeh International
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Shakir
Yusuf Ali
Concerning what are they disputing?
Saheeh International
About what are they asking one another?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Shakir
Of what do they ask one another?
Yusuf Ali
Concerning the Great News,
Saheeh International
About the great news -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
Shakir
About the great event,
Yusuf Ali
About which they cannot agree.
Saheeh International
That over which they are in disagreement.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
About which they are in disagreement.
Shakir
About which they differ?
Yusuf Ali
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Saheeh International
No! They are going to know.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, they will come to know!
Shakir
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Yusuf Ali
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Saheeh International
Then, no! They are going to know.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Shakir
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Yusuf Ali
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Saheeh International
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Shakir
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Yusuf Ali
And the mountains as pegs?
Saheeh International
And the mountains as stakes?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And the mountains as pegs?
Shakir
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
Yusuf Ali
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Saheeh International
And We created you in pairs
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Shakir
And We created you in pairs,
Yusuf Ali
And made your sleep for rest,
Saheeh International
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
Shakir
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
Yusuf Ali
And made the night as a covering,
Saheeh International
And made the night as clothing
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
Shakir
And We made the night to be a covering,
Yusuf Ali
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
Saheeh International
And made the day for livelihood
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Shakir
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
Yusuf Ali
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Saheeh International
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Shakir
And We made above you seven strong ones,
Yusuf Ali
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
Saheeh International
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Shakir
And We made a shining lamp,
Yusuf Ali
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Saheeh International
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Shakir
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
Yusuf Ali
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Saheeh International
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
Shakir
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Yusuf Ali
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Saheeh International
And gardens of entwined growth.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens of thick growth.
Shakir
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Yusuf Ali
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Saheeh International
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Shakir
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Yusuf Ali
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
Saheeh International
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Shakir
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
Yusuf Ali
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Saheeh International
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
Shakir
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
Yusuf Ali
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Saheeh International
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Shakir
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Yusuf Ali
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Saheeh International
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Shakir
Surely hell lies in wait,
Yusuf Ali
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Saheeh International
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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),
Shakir
A place of resort for the inordinate,
Yusuf Ali
They will dwell therein for ages.
Saheeh International
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will abide therein for ages.
Shakir
Living therein for ages.
Yusuf Ali
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Saheeh International
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Shakir
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Yusuf Ali
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Saheeh International
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Shakir
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Yusuf Ali
A fitting recompense (for them).
Saheeh International
An appropriate recompense.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Shakir
Requital corresponding.
Yusuf Ali
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Saheeh International
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Shakir
Surely they feared not the account,
Yusuf Ali
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Saheeh International
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
Shakir
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
Yusuf Ali
And all things have We preserved on record.
Saheeh International
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Shakir
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Yusuf Ali
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
Saheeh International
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Shakir
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Yusuf Ali
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Saheeh International
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Shakir
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Yusuf Ali
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Saheeh International
Gardens and grapevines
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Gardens and vineyards,
Shakir
Gardens and vineyards,
Yusuf Ali
And voluptuous women of equal age;
Saheeh International
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
Shakir
And voluptuous women of equal age;
Yusuf Ali
And a cup full (to the brim).
Saheeh International
And a full cup.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And a full cup (of wine).
Shakir
And a pure cup.
Yusuf Ali
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
Saheeh International
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Shakir
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
Yusuf Ali
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
Saheeh International
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
Shakir
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Yusuf Ali
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
Saheeh International
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(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).
Shakir
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
Yusuf Ali
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.
Saheeh International
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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.
Shakir
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.
Yusuf Ali
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
Saheeh International
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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)!
Shakir
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
Yusuf Ali
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!"
Saheeh International
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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!"
Shakir
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!