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 news1 -
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?1
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 clothing1.
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.
إِنَّ Indeed inna (the) Day yawma (of) the Judgment l-faṣli is kāna an appointed time mīqātan
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma (in which) shall be blown yunfakhu in fī the trumpet l-ṣūri and you will come forth fatatūna (in) crowds afwājan
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
وَفُتِحَتِ And is opened wafutiḥati the heaven l-samāu and becomes fakānat gateways abwāban
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways.
وَسُيِّرَتِ And are moved wasuyyirati the mountains l-jibālu and become fakānat a mirage sarāban
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
إِنَّ Indeed inna Hell jahannama is kānat lying in wait mir'ṣādan
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ For the transgressors lilṭṭāghīna a place of return maāban
For the transgressors, a place of return,
لَّـٰبِثِينَ (They will) be remaining lābithīna therein fīhā (for) ages aḥqāban
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
لَّا Not lā they will taste yadhūqūna therein fīhā coolness bardan and not walā any drink sharāban
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.
إِلَّا Except illā scalding water ḥamīman and purulence waghassāqan
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they innahum were kānū not lā expecting yarjūna an account ḥisāban
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ And they denied wakadhabū Our Signs biāyātinā (with) denial kidhāban
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
وَكُلَّ And every wakulla thing shayin We have enumerated it aḥṣaynāhu (in) a Book kitāban
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
فَذُوقُوا۟ So taste fadhūqū and never falan We will increase you nazīdakum except illā (in) punishment ʿadhāban
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."1