78. Surah An-Naba The Announcement

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

عَمَّ يَتَسَٓاءَلُونَۚ

AAamma yatasaaloon

About what are they asking one another?

عَنِ النَّبَأِ الْعَظ۪يمِۙ

AAani annaba-i alAAatheem

About the momentous news:

اَلَّذ۪ي هُمْ ف۪يهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَۜ

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoon

the thing about which they differ.

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَۙ

Kalla sayaAAlamoon

No indeed! They will soon know!

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoon

Again, no indeed! They will soon know!

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْاَرْضَ مِهَاداًۙ

Alam najAAali al-arda mihada

Have We not made the earth a flat carpet

وَالْجِبَالَ اَوْتَاداًۖ

Waljibala awtada

and the mountains its pegs?

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ اَزْوَاجاًۙ

Wakhalaqnakum azwaja

We have created you in pairs.

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتاًۙ

WajaAAalna nawmakum subata

We made your sleep a break.

وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِبَاساًۙ

WajaAAalna allayla libasa

We made the night a cloak.

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشاًۖ

WajaAAalna annaharamaAAasha

We made the day for earning a living.

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَـكُمْ سَبْعاً شِدَاداًۙ

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidada

We built seven firm layers above you.

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجاً وَهَّاجاًۖ

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhaja

We installed a blazing lamp.

وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَٓاءً ثَجَّاجاًۙ

Waanzalna mina almuAAsiratimaan thajjaja

We sent down cascading water from the clouds

لِنُخْرِجَ بِه۪ حَباًّ وَنَبَاتاًۙ

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabata

so that by it We might bring forth grains and plants

وَجَنَّاتٍ اَلْفَافاًۜ

Wajannatin alfafa

and luxuriant gardens.

اِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ م۪يقَاتاًۙ

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqata

The Day of Decision is a fixed appointment:

يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ اَفْوَاجاًۙ

Yawma yunfakhu fee assoorifata/toona afwaja

the Day the Trumpet is blown and you come in droves,

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَٓاءُ فَـكَانَتْ اَبْوَاباًۙ

Wafutihati assamao fakanatabwaba

and heaven is opened and becomes doorways,

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَـكَانَتْ سَرَاباًۜ

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanatsaraba

and the mountains are shifted and become a mirage.

اِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَاداًۙ

Inna jahannama kanat mirsada

Hell lies in wait –

لِلطَّاغ۪ينَ مَاٰباًۙ

Littagheena maaba

a homecoming for the profligate

لَابِث۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اَحْقَاباًۚ

Labitheena feeha ahqaba

remaining in it for countless aeons,

لَا يَذُوقُونَ ف۪يهَا بَرْداً وَلَا شَرَاباًۙ

La yathooqoona feehabardan wala sharaba

not tasting any coolness there or any drink,

اِلَّا حَم۪يماً وَغَسَّاقاًۙ

Illa hameeman waghassaqa

except for boiling water and scalding pus –

جَزَٓاءً وِفَاقاً

Jazaan wifaqa

a fitting recompense.

اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَاباًۙ

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaba

They did not expect to have a reckoning

وَكَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا كِذَّاباًۜ

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatinakiththaba

and utterly denied Our Signs.

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ اَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَاباً

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaba

We have recorded all things in writing.

فَذُوقُوا فَلَنْ نَز۪يدَكُمْ اِلَّا عَذَاباً۟

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illaAAathaba

So taste! We will increase you only in punishment.

اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّق۪ينَ مَفَازاًۙ

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafaza

For those who have taqwa there is triumph:

حَدَٓائِقَ وَاَعْنَاباًۙ

Hada-iqa waaAAnaba

Gardens and grape vines,

وَكَوَاعِبَ اَتْرَاباًۙ

WakawaAAiba atraba

and nubile maidens of similar age,

وَكَأْساً دِهَاقاًۜ

Waka/san dihaqa

and an overflowing cup,

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ف۪يهَا لَغْواً وَلَا كِذَّاباًۚ

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwanwala kiththaba

where they will hear no prattle and no denial,

جَزَٓاءً مِنْ رَبِّكَ عَطَٓاءً حِسَاباًۙ

Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaba

a recompense from your Lord, a commensurate gift.

رَبِّ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاۙ الرَّحْمٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَاباًۙ

Rabbi assamawati wal-ardiwama baynahuma arrahmani layamlikoona minhu khitaba

Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, the All-Merciful. They will not have the power to speak to Him.

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ صَفاًّۜ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَاباً

Yawma yaqoomu arroohu walmala-ikatusaffan la yatakallamoona illa man athinalahu arrahmanu waqala sawaba

On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in ranks, no one will speak, except for him who is authorised by the All-Merciful and says what is right.

ذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّۚ فَمَنْ شَٓاءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰى رَبِّه۪ مَاٰباً

Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu famanshaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaba

That will be the True Day. So whoever wills should take the way back to his Lord.

اِنَّٓا اَنْذَرْنَا‌كُمْ عَذَاباً قَر۪يباًۚ يَوْمَ يَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْـكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَن۪ي كُنْتُ تُرَاباً

Inna antharnakum AAathabanqareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamatyadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntuturaba

We have warned you of an imminent punishment on the Day when a man will see what he has done, and the kafir will say, ‘Oh, if only I were dust!’