Surah An-Naba

Verse 78:1

عَمَّ یَتَسَآءَلُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʻAMMA yatasaaaʹaloon?

What are they asking one another about?

Verse 78:2

عَنِ النَّبَاِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟ۙ

ʻAnin Nabaʹil ʻAz̤̣eem,

About the momentous news,

Verse 78:3

الَّذِیْ هُمْ فِیْهِ مُخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹAllaẓee hum feehi mukhtalifoon.

over which they disagree.

Verse 78:4

كَلَّا سَیَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Kallaa sayaʻlamoon!

But no! They will come to know.

Verse 78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَیَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma kallaa sayaʻlamoon!

Again, no! They will come to know.

Verse 78:6

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْاَرْضَ مِهٰدًا ۟ۙ

ʹAlam najʻalil ʹarḍa mihaadaa,

Have We not smoothed out the earth ˹like a bed˺,

Verse 78:7

وَّالْجِبَالَ اَوْتَادًا ۟

Wal-jibaala ʹawtaadaa,

and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs,

Verse 78:8

وَّخَلَقْنٰكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا ۟ۙ

Wa-khalaq̣naakum ʹazwaajaa,

and created you in pairs,

Verse 78:9

وَّجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا ۟ۙ

Wa-jaʻalnaa nawmakum subaataa;

and made your sleep for rest,

Verse 78:10

وَّجَعَلْنَا الَّیْلَ لِبَاسًا ۟ۙ

Wa-jaʻalnal layla libaasaa,

and made the night as a cover,

Verse 78:11

وَّجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا ۪۟

Wa-jaʻalnan nahaara maʻaashaa?

and made the day for livelihood,

Verse 78:12

وَّبَنَیْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا ۟ۙ

Wa-banaynaa fawq̣akum sab-ʻañ shi-daadaa,

and built above you seven mighty ˹heavens˺,

Verse 78:13

وَّجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَّهَّاجًا ۟

Wa-jaʻalnaa Siraajañw wah-haajaa?

and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp,

Verse 78:14

وَّاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹañzalnaa minal muʻṣiraati maaa-ʹañ s̤ajjaajaa,

and sent down from rainclouds pouring water,

Verse 78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهٖ حَبًّا وَّنَبَاتًا ۟ۙ

Linukhrija bihee ḥabbañw wanabaataa,

producing by it grain and ˹various˺ plants,

Verse 78:16

وَّجَنّٰتٍ اَلْفَافًا ۟ؕ

Wa-Jannaatin ʹalfaafaa?

and dense orchards?

Verse 78:17

اِنَّ یَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِیْقَاتًا ۟ۙ

ʹInna Yawmal Faṣli kaana meeq̣aataa,―

Indeed, the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is an appointed time—

Verse 78:18

یَّوْمَ یُنْفَخُ فِی الصُّوْرِ فَتَاْتُوْنَ اَفْوَاجًا ۟ۙ

Yawma yuñ-fakhu fiṣ Ṣoori fataʹtoona ʹafwaajaa;

˹it is˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and you will ˹all˺ come forth in crowds.

Verse 78:19

وَّفُتِحَتِ السَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ اَبْوَابًا ۟ۙ

Wa-futiḥa-tis samaaaʹu fakaanat ʹabwaabaa,

The sky will be ˹split˺ open, becoming ˹many˺ gates,

Verse 78:20

وَّسُیِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا ۟ؕ

Wa-suyyi-ratil jibaalu fakaanat saraabaa.

and the mountains will be blown away, becoming ˹like˺ a mirage.

Verse 78:21

اِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا ۟

ʹInna Jahannama kaanat mirṣaadaa,―

Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush

Verse 78:22

لِّلطَّاغِیْنَ مَاٰبًا ۟ۙ

Liṭ-ṭaag̣eena maʹaabaa:

as a home for the transgressors,

Verse 78:23

لّٰبِثِیْنَ فِیْهَاۤ اَحْقَابًا ۟ۚ

Laa-bis̤eena feehaaa ʹaḥq̣aabaa.

where they will remain for ˹endless˺ ages.

Verse 78:24

لَا یَذُوْقُوْنَ فِیْهَا بَرْدًا وَّلَا شَرَابًا ۟ۙ

Laa- yaẓooq̣oona feehaa bar-dañw walaa- sharaabaa,

There they will not taste any coolness or drink,

Verse 78:25

اِلَّا حَمِیْمًا وَّغَسَّاقًا ۟ۙ

ʹIllaa ḥameemañwwa g̣assaaq̣aa,―

except boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus—

Verse 78:26

جَزَآءً وِّفَاقًا ۟ؕ

Jazaaaʹañw wifaaq̣aa.

a fitting reward.

Verse 78:27

اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا لَا یَرْجُوْنَ حِسَابًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnahum kaanoo laa- yarjoona ḥisaabaa,

For they never expected any reckoning,

Verse 78:28

وَّكَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا ۟ؕ

Wa-kaẓẓaboo biʹAayaatinaa kiẓẓaabaa.

and totally rejected Our signs.

Verse 78:29

وَكُلَّ شَیْءٍ اَحْصَیْنٰهُ كِتٰبًا ۟ۙ

Wa-kulla shayʹin ʹaḥṣaynaahu Kitaabaa,

And We have everything recorded precisely.

Verse 78:30

فَذُوْقُوْا فَلَنْ نَّزِیْدَكُمْ اِلَّا عَذَابًا ۟۠

Faẓooq̣oo falan nazeedakum ʹil-laa ʻaẓaabaa.

˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.”

Verse 78:31

اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ مَفَازًا ۟ۙ

ʹInna lil-Mutta-q̣eena mafaazaa;

Indeed, the righteous will have salvation—

Verse 78:32

حَدَآىِٕقَ وَاَعْنَابًا ۟ۙ

Ḥadaaaʹiq̣a wa-ʹaʻnaabaa;

Gardens, vineyards,

Verse 78:33

وَّكَوَاعِبَ اَتْرَابًا ۟ۙ

Wa-kawaaʻiba ʹatraabaa:

and full-bosomed maidens of equal age,

Verse 78:34

وَّكَاْسًا دِهَاقًا ۟ؕ

Wa-kaʹsañ dihaaq̣aa.

and full cups ˹of pure wine˺,

Verse 78:35

لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ فِیْهَا لَغْوًا وَّلَا كِذّٰبًا ۟ۚ

Laa- yasmaʻoona feehaa lag̣wañw walaa- kiẓẓaabaa;

never to hear any idle talk or lying therein—

Verse 78:36

جَزَآءً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا ۟ۙ

Jazaaaʹam mir Rabbika ʻaṭaaaʹan ḥisaabaa,―

a ˹fitting˺ reward as a generous gift from your Lord,

Verse 78:37

رَّبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمٰنِ لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا ۟ۚ

Rabbis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-maa baynahumar Raḥmaani laa- yam-likoona minhu khiṭaabaa.

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Most Compassionate. No one will dare speak to Him

Verse 78:38

یَوْمَ یَقُوْمُ الرُّوْحُ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ صَفًّا ۙۗؕ لَّا یَتَكَلَّمُوْنَ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا ۟

Yawma yaq̣oomur Rooḥu wal-malaaaʹikatu ṣaf-faa, laa- yatakallamoona ʹil-laa man ʹaẓina lahur Raḥmaanu wa-q̣aala ṣawaabaa.

on the Day the ˹holy˺ spirit and the angels will stand in ranks. None will talk, except those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are true.

Verse 78:39

ذٰلِكَ الْیَوْمُ الْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَنْ شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰی رَبِّهٖ مَاٰبًا ۟

Ẓaalikal Yawmul Ḥaq̣q̣: famañ shaaaʹat takhaẓa ʹi-laa Rabbihee maʹaabaa!

That Day is the ˹ultimate˺ truth. So let whoever wills take the path leading back to their Lord.

Verse 78:40

اِنَّاۤ اَنْذَرْنٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِیْبًا ۖۚ۬ یَّوْمَ یَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ یَدٰهُ وَیَقُوْلُ الْكٰفِرُ یٰلَیْتَنِیْ كُنْتُ تُرٰبًا ۟۠

ʹInnaaa ʹañẓarnaakum ʻAẓaabañ q̣areebaa,― Yawma yañ-z̤̣urul marʹu maa- q̣addamat yadaahu wa-yaq̣oolul kaafiru yaa-laytanee kuñtu turaabaa!

Indeed, We have warned you of an imminent punishment—the Day every person will see ˹the consequences of˺ what their hands have done, and the disbelievers will cry, “I wish I were dust.”