سُورَةُ النَّبَإِ
An-Naba
The Announcement · Meccan · 40 verses
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ﴿1﴾
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
78:1What is it that they are questioning each other about?!
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿2﴾
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
78:2[Is it] about the Great Tiding,
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿3﴾
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
78:3the one about which they differ?
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ﴿4﴾
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
78:4No indeed! Soon they will know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ﴿5﴾
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
78:5No indeed! Soon they will know for once again!
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا ﴿6﴾
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
78:6Did We not make the earth a resting place?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا ﴿7﴾
Wal jibaala au taada
78:7and the mountains stakes?
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ﴿8﴾
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
78:8and create you in pairs?
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا ﴿9﴾
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
78:9and make your sleep for rest?
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا ﴿10﴾
Waja'alnal laila libasa
78:10and make the night a covering?
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا ﴿11﴾
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
78:11and make the day for livelihood?
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا ﴿12﴾
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
78:12and build above you the seven mighty heavens?
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا ﴿13﴾
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
78:13and make [the sun for] a radiant lamp?
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا ﴿14﴾
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
78:14and send down water pouring from the rain-clouds,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا ﴿15﴾
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
78:15that We may bring forth with it grains and plants,
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا ﴿16﴾
Wa jan naatin alfafa
78:16and luxuriant gardens?
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا ﴿17﴾
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
78:17Indeed the Day of Judgement is the tryst,
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا ﴿18﴾
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
78:18the day the Trumpet will be blown, and you will come in groups,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا ﴿19﴾
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
78:19and the sky will be opened and become gates,
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا ﴿20﴾
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
78:20and the mountains will be set moving and become a mirage.
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا ﴿21﴾
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
78:21Indeed hell is in ambush,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا ﴿22﴾
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
78:22a resort for the rebels,
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا ﴿23﴾
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
78:23to reside therein for ages,
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا ﴿24﴾
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
78:24tasting in it neither any coolness nor drink,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا ﴿25﴾
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
78:25except boiling water and pus,
جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا ﴿26﴾
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
78:26a fitting requital.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا ﴿27﴾
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
78:27Indeed they did not expect any reckoning,
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا ﴿28﴾
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
78:28and they denied Our signs mendaciously,
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا ﴿29﴾
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
78:29and We have figured everything in a Book.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا ﴿30﴾
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
78:30So [now] taste! We shall increase you in nothing but punishment!
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ﴿31﴾
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
78:31Indeed a triumph awaits the Godwary:
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا ﴿32﴾
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
78:32gardens and vineyards,
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا ﴿33﴾
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
78:33and buxom maidens of a like age,
وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا ﴿34﴾
Wa ka'san di haaqa
78:34and brimming cups.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا ﴿35﴾
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
78:35Therein they shall hear neither vain talk nor lies
جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا ﴿36﴾
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
78:36—a reward and a sufficing bounty from your Lord,
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا ﴿37﴾
Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba
78:37the All-beneficent, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. They will not be able to address Him
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا ﴿38﴾
Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba
78:38on the day when the Spirit and the angels stand in an array: none shall speak except someone who is permitted by the All-beneficent and says what is rightful.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا ﴿39﴾
Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba
78:39That day is true for certain. So let anyone who wishes take resort with his Lord.
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا ﴿40﴾
In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba
78:40Indeed We have warned you of a punishment near at hand—the day when a person will observe what his hands have sent ahead and the faithless one will say, ‘I wish I were dust!’