An-Naba
The Tidings
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النبإ
عَمَّ About what ʿamma are they asking one another yatasāalūna
About what are they asking one another?
عَنِ About ʿani the News l-naba-i the Great l-ʿaẓīmi
About the great news -
ٱلَّذِى (About) which alladhī they hum (are) concerning it fīhi (in) disagreement mukh'talifūna
That over which they are in disagreement.
ثُمَّ Then thumma Nay kallā (soon) they will know sayaʿlamūna
Then, no! They are going to know.
أَلَمْ Have not alam We made najʿali the earth l-arḍa a resting place mihādan
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ And the mountains wal-jibāla (as) pegs awtādan
And the mountains as stakes?
وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ And We created you wakhalaqnākum (in) pairs azwājan
And We created you in pairs.
وَجَعَلْنَا And We made wajaʿalnā your sleep nawmakum (for) rest subātan
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
وَجَعَلْنَا And We made wajaʿalnā the night al-layla (as) covering libāsan
And made the night as clothing.
وَجَعَلْنَا And We made wajaʿalnā the day l-nahāra (for) livelihood maʿāshan
And made the day for livelihood.
وَبَنَيْنَا And We constructed wabanaynā over you fawqakum seven sabʿan strong shidādan
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens].
وَجَعَلْنَا And We placed wajaʿalnā a lamp sirājan burning wahhājan
And made [therein] a burning lamp
وَأَنزَلْنَا And We sent down wa-anzalnā from mina the rain clouds l-muʿ'ṣirāti water māan pouring abundantly thajjājan
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water.
لِّنُخْرِجَ That We may bring forth linukh'rija thereby bihi grain ḥabban and vegetation wanabātan
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation.
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ And gardens wajannātin (of) thick foliage alfāfan
And gardens of entwined growth.