Surah An Naba With English Translations

عَمَّ یَتَسَآءَلُوْنَ(1)

About what are they asking one another? (1)

عَنِ النَّبَاِ الْعَظِیْمِ(2)

About the great news - (2)

الَّذِیْ هُمْ فِیْهِ مُخْتَلِفُوْنَﭤ(3)

That over which they are in disagreement. (3)

كَلَّا سَیَعْلَمُوْنَ(4)

No! They will soon know. (4)

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَیَعْلَمُوْنَ(5)

Then no! They will soon know. (5)

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْاَرْضَ مِهٰدًا(6)

Have We not made the earth a resting place? (6)

وَّ الْجِبَالَ اَوْتَادًا(7)

And the mountains as pegs? (7)

وَّ خَلَقْنٰكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا(8)

And We created you in pairs (8)

وَّ جَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا(9)

And made your sleep [a means for] rest (9)

وَّ جَعَلْنَا الَّیْلَ لِبَاسًا(10)

And made the night as clothing (10)

وَّ جَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا(11)

And made the day for livelihood. (11)

وَّ بَنَیْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا(12)

And We constructed above you seven heavens firm (12)

وَّ جَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَّهَّاجًا(13)

And made [therein] a burning lamp. (13)

وَّ اَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا(14)

And We have sent down from the rain-bearing clouds abundant water (14)

لِّنُخْرِ جَ بِهٖ حَبًّا وَّ نَبَاتًا(15)

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation (15)

وَّ جَنّٰتٍ اَلْفَافًاﭤ(16)

And gardens of dense foliage. (16)

اِنَّ یَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِیْقَاتًا(17)

Indeed, the Day of Decision is a fixed time, (17)

یَّوْمَ یُنْفَخُ فِی الصُّوْرِ فَتَاْتُوْنَ اَفْوَاجًا(18)

The Day the Horn will be blown, and you will come forth in multitudes. (18)

وَّ فُتِحَتِ السَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ اَبْوَابًا(19)

And the heaven will be opened and will become gates. (19)

وَّ سُیِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًاﭤ(20)

And the mountains will be moved and will become as a mirage. (20)

اِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا(21)

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait (21)

لِّلطَّاغِیْنَ مَاٰبًا(22)

For the transgressors, a place of return, (22)

لّٰبِثِیْنَ فِیْهَاۤ اَحْقَابًا(23)

In which they will remain for ages [unending]. (23)

لَا یَذُوْقُوْنَ فِیْهَا بَرْدًا وَّ لَا شَرَابًا(24)

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink (24)

اِلَّا حَمِیْمًا وَّ غَسَّاقًا(25)

Except scalding water and a fluid [dark and] foul-smelling - (25)

جَزَآءً وِّفَاقًاﭤ(26)

A recompense corresponding [to their evil deeds]. (26)

اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا لَا یَرْجُوْنَ حِسَابًا(27)

Indeed, they never expected an account (27)

وَّ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا كِذَّابًاﭤ(28)

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial. (28)

وَ كُلَّ شَیْءٍ اَحْصَیْنٰهُ كِتٰبًا(29)

And everything We have recorded in a book. (29)

فَذُوْقُوْا فَلَنْ نَّزِیْدَكُمْ اِلَّا عَذَابًا(30)

[So it will be said], "Taste [the punishment], for We will not increase you except in torment." (30)

اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ مَفَازًا(31)

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment [of Paradise] - (31)

حَدَآىٕقَ وَ اَعْنَابًا(32)

Gardens and grapevines (32)

وَّ كَوَاعِبَ اَتْرَابًا(33)

And full-breasted [maidens] of equal age (33)

وَّ كَاْسًا دِهَاقًاﭤ(34)

And a full cup. (34)

لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ فِیْهَا لَغْوًا وَّ لَا كِذّٰبًا(35)

They will not hear therein ill speech or falsehood - (35)

جَزَآءً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا(36)

A reward from your Lord, a gift [deemed] sufficient - (36)

رَّبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ مَا بَیْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمٰنِ لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا(37)

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them, the Most Compassionate. They possess not from Him [permission for] speech, (37)

یَوْمَ یَقُوْمُ الرُّوْحُ وَ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ صَفًّا ﯼ لَّا یَتَكَلَّمُوْنَ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَ قَالَ صَوَابًا(38)

The Day the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows; they will not speak except for one whom the Most Compassionate permits, and he will say what is correct. (38)

ذٰلِكَ الْیَوْمُ الْحَقُّۚ-فَمَنْ شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰى رَبِّهٖ مَاٰبًا(39)

That is the True Day; so whoever wills may take to his Lord a return. (39)

اِنَّاۤ اَنْذَرْنٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِیْبًا ﭺ یَّوْمَ یَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ یَدٰهُ وَ یَقُوْلُ الْكٰفِرُ یٰلَیْتَنِیْ كُنْتُ تُرٰبًا(40)

Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, would that I were dust!" (40)