An-Naba

ʿamma yatasāalūna

What are they asking about?

ʿani l-naba-i l-ʿaẓīmi

The momentous announcement

alladhī hum fīhi mukh'talifūna

about which they differ.

kallā sayaʿlamūna

They will find out.

thumma kallā sayaʿlamūna

In the end they will find out.

alam najʿali l-arḍa mihādan

Did We not make the earth smooth,

wal-jibāla awtādan

and make the mountains to keep it stable?

wakhalaqnākum azwājan

Did We not create you in pairs,

wajaʿalnā nawmakum subātan

give you sleep for rest,

wajaʿalnā al-layla libāsan

the night as a cover,

wajaʿalnā l-nahāra maʿāshan

and the day for your livelihood?

wabanaynā fawqakum sabʿan shidādan

Did We not build seven strong [heavens] above you,

wajaʿalnā sirājan wahhājan

and make a blazing lamp?

wa-anzalnā mina l-muʿ'ṣirāti māan thajjājan

Did We not send water pouring down from the clouds

linukh'rija bihi ḥabban wanabātan

to bring forth with it grain, plants,

wajannātin alfāfan

and luxuriant gardens?

inna yawma l-faṣli kāna mīqātan

A time has been appointed for the Day of Decision:

yawma yunfakhu fī l-ṣūri fatatūna afwājan

a Day when the Trumpet will sound and you will come forward in crowds,

wafutiḥati l-samāu fakānat abwāban

when the sky will open up like wide portals,

wasuyyirati l-jibālu fakānat sarāban

when the mountains will vanish like a mirage.

inna jahannama kānat mir'ṣādan

Hell lies in wait,

lilṭṭāghīna maāban

a home for oppressors

lābithīna fīhā aḥqāban

to stay in for a long, long time,

lā yadhūqūna fīhā bardan walā sharāban

where they will taste no coolness nor drink

illā ḥamīman waghassāqan

except one that is scalding and dark––

jazāan wifāqan

a fitting requital,

innahum kānū lā yarjūna ḥisāban

for they did not fear a reckoning,

wakadhabū biāyātinā kidhāban

and they rejected Our messages as lies.

wakulla shayin aḥṣaynāhu kitāban

We have recorded everything in a Record.

fadhūqū falan nazīdakum illā ʿadhāban

‘Taste this: all you will get from Us is more torment.’

inna lil'muttaqīna mafāzan

For those who were aware of God there is supreme fulfilment:

ḥadāiqa wa-aʿnāban

private gardens, vineyards,

wakawāʿiba atrāban

nubile, well-matched companions,

wakasan dihāqan

and an overflowing cup.

lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwan walā kidhāban

There they will hear no vain or lying talk:

jazāan min rabbika ʿaṭāan ḥisāban

a reward from your Lord, a fitting gift

rabbi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā l-raḥmāni lā yamlikūna min'hu khiṭāban

from the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Lord of Mercy. They will have no authority from Him to speak.

yawma yaqūmu l-rūḥu wal-malāikatu ṣaffan lā yatakallamūna illā man adhina lahu l-raḥmānu waqāla ṣawāban

On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows, they will not speak except for those to whom the Lord of Mercy gives permission, who will say only what is right.

dhālika l-yawmu l-ḥaqu faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi maāban

That is the Day of Truth. So whoever wishes to do so should take the path that leads to his Lord.

innā andharnākum ʿadhāban qarīban yawma yanẓuru l-maru mā qaddamat yadāhu wayaqūlu l-kāfiru yālaytanī kuntu turāban

We have warned you of imminent torment, on the Day when every person will see what their own hands have sent ahead for them, when the disbeliever will say, ‘If only I were dust!’