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An-Naba
Chapter 78 - The Announcement - 40 verses
سُورَةُ النَّبَإِ
About An-Naba
The Announcement • Meccan • 40 verses
Verse 1
عَمَّ یَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ
Pronunciation
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
Translation
About what are they asking one another?
Verse 2
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ
Pronunciation
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
Translation
About the great news -
Verse 3
ٱلَّذِی هُمۡ فِیهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
Pronunciation
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
Translation
That over which they are in disagreement.
Verse 4
كَلَّا سَیَعۡلَمُونَ
Pronunciation
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
Translation
No! They are going to know.
Verse 5
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَیَعۡلَمُونَ
Pronunciation
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
Translation
Then, no! They are going to know.
Verse 6
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَـٰدࣰا
Pronunciation
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
Translation
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Verse 7
وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادࣰا
Pronunciation
Wal jibaala au taada
Translation
And the mountains as stakes?
Verse 8
وَخَلَقۡنَـٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَ ٰجࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
Translation
And We created you in pairs
Verse 9
وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتࣰا
Pronunciation
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
Translation
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Verse 10
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّیۡلَ لِبَاسࣰا
Pronunciation
Waja'alnal laila libasa
Translation
And made the night as clothing
Verse 11
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشࣰا
Pronunciation
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
Translation
And made the day for livelihood
Verse 12
وَبَنَیۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعࣰا شِدَادࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
Translation
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Verse 13
وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجࣰا وَهَّاجࣰا
Pronunciation
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
Translation
And made [in it] a burning lamp
Verse 14
وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَ ٰتِ مَاۤءࣰ ثَجَّاجࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
Translation
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Verse 15
لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبࣰّا وَنَبَاتࣰا
Pronunciation
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
Translation
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Verse 16
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا
Pronunciation
Wa jan naatin alfafa
Translation
And gardens of entwined growth.
Verse 17
إِنَّ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِیقَـٰتࣰا
Pronunciation
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
Translation
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Verse 18
یَوۡمَ یُنفَخُ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجࣰا
Pronunciation
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
Translation
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Verse 19
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَ ٰبࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
Translation
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
Verse 20
وَسُیِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا
Pronunciation
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
Translation
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Verse 21
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادࣰا
Pronunciation
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
Translation
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Verse 22
لِّلطَّـٰغِینَ مَـَٔابࣰا
Pronunciation
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
Translation
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Verse 23
لَّـٰبِثِینَ فِیهَاۤ أَحۡقَابࣰا
Pronunciation
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
Translation
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Verse 24
لَّا یَذُوقُونَ فِیهَا بَرۡدࣰا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Pronunciation
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
Translation
They will not taste in it [any] coolness or drink
Verse 25
إِلَّا حَمِیمࣰا وَغَسَّاقࣰا
Pronunciation
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
Translation
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Verse 26
جَزَاۤءࣰ وِفَاقًا
Pronunciation
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
Translation
An appropriate recompense.
Verse 27
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ لَا یَرۡجُونَ حِسَابࣰا
Pronunciation
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
Translation
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Verse 28
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
Translation
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Verse 29
وَكُلَّ شَیۡءٍ أَحۡصَیۡنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
Translation
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Verse 30
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِیدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Pronunciation
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
Translation
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Verse 31
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ مَفَازًا
Pronunciation
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
Translation
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Verse 32
حَدَاۤىِٕقَ وَأَعۡنَـٰبࣰا
Pronunciation
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
Translation
Gardens and grapevines
Verse 33
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
Translation
And full-breasted [companions] of equal age
Verse 34
وَكَأۡسࣰا دِهَاقࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa ka'san di haaqa
Translation
And a full cup.
Verse 35
لَّا یَسۡمَعُونَ فِیهَا لَغۡوࣰا وَلَا كِذَّ ٰبࣰا
Pronunciation
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
Translation
No ill speech will they hear in it or any falsehood -
Verse 36
جَزَاۤءࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاۤءً حِسَابࣰا
Pronunciation
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
Translation
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Verse 37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِۖ لَا یَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابࣰا
Pronunciation
Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba
Translation
[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.
Verse 38
یَوۡمَ یَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ صَفࣰّاۖ لَّا یَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابࣰا
Pronunciation
Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba
Translation
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.
Verse 39
ذَ ٰلِكَ ٱلۡیَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَاۤءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Pronunciation
Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba
Translation
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Verse 40
إِنَّاۤ أَنذَرۡنَـٰكُمۡ عَذَابࣰا قَرِیبࣰا یَوۡمَ یَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ یَدَاهُ وَیَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ یَـٰلَیۡتَنِی كُنتُ تُرَ ٰبَۢا
Pronunciation
In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba
Translation
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!"
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