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78. Surah An-Naba

The Tidings · Makki · 40 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

عَمَّ About what يَتَسَآءَلُونَ are they asking one another ١

About what are they asking one another?

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عَنِ About ٱلنَّبَإِ the News ٱلْعَظِيمِ the Great ٢

About the great news -

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ٱلَّذِى (About) which هُمْ they فِيهِ (are) concerning it مُخْتَلِفُونَ (in) disagreement ٣

That over which they are in disagreement.

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كَلَّا Nay سَيَعْلَمُونَ (soon) they will know ٤

No! They are going to know.

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ثُمَّ Then كَلَّا Nay سَيَعْلَمُونَ (soon) they will know ٥

Then, no! They are going to know.

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أَلَمْ Have not نَجْعَلِ We made ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth مِهَـٰدًۭا a resting place ٦

Have We not made the earth a resting place?

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وَٱلْجِبَالَ And the mountains أَوْتَادًۭا (as) pegs ٧

And the mountains as stakes?

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وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ And We created you أَزْوَٰجًۭا (in) pairs ٨

And We created you in pairs.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We made نَوْمَكُمْ your sleep سُبَاتًۭا (for) rest ٩

And made your sleep [a means for] rest

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We made ٱلَّيْلَ the night لِبَاسًۭا (as) covering ١٠

And made the night as clothing.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We made ٱلنَّهَارَ the day مَعَاشًۭا (for) livelihood ١١

And made the day for livelihood.

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وَبَنَيْنَا And We constructed فَوْقَكُمْ over you سَبْعًۭا seven شِدَادًۭا strong ١٢

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens].

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We placed سِرَاجًۭا a lamp وَهَّاجًۭا burning ١٣

And made [therein] a burning lamp

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وَأَنزَلْنَا And We sent down مِنَ from ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ the rain clouds مَآءًۭ water ثَجَّاجًۭا pouring abundantly ١٤

And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water.

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لِّنُخْرِجَ That We may bring forth بِهِۦ thereby حَبًّۭا grain وَنَبَاتًۭا and vegetation ١٥

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation.

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وَجَنَّـٰتٍ And gardens أَلْفَافًا (of) thick foliage ١٦

And gardens of entwined growth.

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إِنَّ Indeed يَوْمَ (the) Day ٱلْفَصْلِ (of) the Judgment كَانَ is مِيقَـٰتًۭا an appointed time ١٧

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

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يَوْمَ (The) Day يُنفَخُ (in which) shall be blown فِى in ٱلصُّورِ the trumpet فَتَأْتُونَ and you will come forth أَفْوَاجًۭا (in) crowds ١٨

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

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وَفُتِحَتِ And is opened ٱلسَّمَآءُ the heaven فَكَانَتْ and becomes أَبْوَٰبًۭا gateways ١٩

And the heaven is opened and will become gateways.

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وَسُيِّرَتِ And are moved ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains فَكَانَتْ and become سَرَابًا a mirage ٢٠

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

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إِنَّ Indeed جَهَنَّمَ Hell كَانَتْ is مِرْصَادًۭا lying in wait ٢١

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

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لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ For the transgressors مَـَٔابًۭا a place of return ٢٢

For the transgressors, a place of return,

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لَّـٰبِثِينَ (They will) be remaining فِيهَآ therein أَحْقَابًۭا (for) ages ٢٣

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

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لَّا Not يَذُوقُونَ they will taste فِيهَا therein بَرْدًۭا coolness وَلَا and not شَرَابًا any drink ٢٤

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.

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إِلَّا Except حَمِيمًۭا scalding water وَغَسَّاقًۭا and purulence ٢٥

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

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جَزَآءًۭ A recompense وِفَاقًا appropriate ٢٦

An appropriate recompense.

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إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ were لَا not يَرْجُونَ expecting حِسَابًۭا an account ٢٧

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

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وَكَذَّبُوا۟ And they denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs كِذَّابًۭا (with) denial ٢٨

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

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وَكُلَّ And every شَىْءٍ thing أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ We have enumerated it كِتَـٰبًۭا (in) a Book ٢٩

But all things We have enumerated in writing.

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فَذُوقُوا۟ So taste فَلَن and never نَّزِيدَكُمْ We will increase you إِلَّا except عَذَابًا (in) punishment ٣٠

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

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إِنَّ Indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَ for the righteous مَفَازًا (is) success ٣١

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

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حَدَآئِقَ Gardens وَأَعْنَـٰبًۭا and grapevines ٣٢

Gardens and grapevines.

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وَكَوَاعِبَ And splendid companions أَتْرَابًۭا well-matched ٣٣

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age.

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وَكَأْسًۭا And a cup دِهَاقًۭا full ٣٤

And a full cup.

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لَّا Not يَسْمَعُونَ they will hear فِيهَا therein لَغْوًۭا any vain talk وَلَا and not كِذَّٰبًۭا any falsehood ٣٥

No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

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جَزَآءًۭ (As) a reward مِّن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord عَطَآءً a gift حِسَابًۭا (according to) account ٣٦

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

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رَّبِّ Lord ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between both of them ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ the Most Gracious لَا not يَمْلِكُونَ they have power مِنْهُ from Him خِطَابًۭا (to) address ٣٧

[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.

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يَوْمَ (The) Day يَقُومُ will stand ٱلرُّوحُ the Spirit وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels صَفًّۭا ۖ (in) rows لَّا not يَتَكَلَّمُونَ they will speak إِلَّا except مَنْ (one) who أَذِنَ permits لَهُ [for] him ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious وَقَالَ and he (will) say صَوَابًۭا (what is) correct ٣٨

The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] 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.

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ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْيَوْمُ (is) the Day ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ the True فَمَن So whoever شَآءَ wills ٱتَّخَذَ let him take إِلَىٰ towards رَبِّهِۦ his Lord مَـَٔابًا a return ٣٩

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

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إِنَّآ Indeed We أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ [We] have warned you عَذَابًۭا (of) a punishment قَرِيبًۭا near يَوْمَ (the) Day يَنظُرُ will see ٱلْمَرْءُ the man مَا what قَدَّمَتْ have sent forth يَدَاهُ his hands وَيَقُولُ and will say ٱلْكَافِرُ the disbeliever يَـٰلَيْتَنِى O I wish كُنتُ I were تُرَٰبًۢا dust ٤٠

Indeed, We have warned you of an impending 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!"

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