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78. An-Naba

النَّبَإِ · The Announcement · 40 ayat · Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

An-Naba 78:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ1

About what are they asking one another?

'Amma Yatasaa-aloon

An-Naba 78:2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ2

About the great news -

'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem

An-Naba 78:3

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ3

That over which they are in disagreement.

Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon

An-Naba 78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ4

No! They are going to know.

Kallaa sa y'alamoon

An-Naba 78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ5

Then, no! They are going to know.

Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon

An-Naba 78:6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا6

Have We not made the earth a resting place?

Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da

An-Naba 78:7

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا7

And the mountains as stakes?

Wal jibaala au taada

An-Naba 78:8

وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا8

And We created you in pairs

Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja

An-Naba 78:9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا9

And made your sleep [a means for] rest

Waja'alnan naumakum subata

An-Naba 78:10

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا10

And made the night as clothing

Waja'alnal laila libasa

An-Naba 78:11

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا11

And made the day for livelihood

Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha

An-Naba 78:12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا12

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada

An-Naba 78:13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا13

And made [therein] a burning lamp

Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja

An-Naba 78:14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا14

And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja

An-Naba 78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا15

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata

An-Naba 78:16

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا16

And gardens of entwined growth.

Wa jan naatin alfafa

An-Naba 78:17

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا17

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata

An-Naba 78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا18

The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes

Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja

An-Naba 78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا19

And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba

An-Naba 78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا20

And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.

Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba

An-Naba 78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا21

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada

An-Naba 78:22

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا22

For the transgressors, a place of return,

Lit taa gheena ma aaba

An-Naba 78:23

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا23

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba

An-Naba 78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا24

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba

An-Naba 78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا25

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa

An-Naba 78:26

جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا26

An appropriate recompense.

Jazaa-aw wi faaqa

An-Naba 78:27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا27

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba

An-Naba 78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا28

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba

An-Naba 78:29

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا29

But all things We have enumerated in writing.

Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba

An-Naba 78:30

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا30

"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."

Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba

An-Naba 78:31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا31

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza

An-Naba 78:32

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا32

Gardens and grapevines

Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba

An-Naba 78:33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا33

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba

An-Naba 78:34

وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا34

And a full cup.

Wa ka'san di haaqa

An-Naba 78:35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا35

No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba

An-Naba 78:36

جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا36

[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,

Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba

An-Naba 78:37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا37

[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.

Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba

An-Naba 78:38

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا38

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.

Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba

An-Naba 78:39

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا39

That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.

Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba

An-Naba 78:40

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا40

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 disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"

In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba

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