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English - Chapter 78 - An-Naba

Translation by Dr Munir Munshey — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah An-Naba 78:1

What are they asking each other about

Verse 2 — Surah An-Naba 78:2

The awesome news (of the afterlife)

Verse 3 — Surah An-Naba 78:3

About which they have (many doubts, discords and) disagreements

Verse 4 — Surah An-Naba 78:4

By no means! They shall soon find out

Verse 5 — Surah An-Naba 78:5

Indeed! They shall soon find out

Verse 6 — Surah An-Naba 78:6

Have We not laid out the earth as a cradle

Verse 7 — Surah An-Naba 78:7

And (nailed) the Mountains (down) as pegs

Verse 8 — Surah An-Naba 78:8

We created you all in pairs

Verse 9 — Surah An-Naba 78:9

We created sleep for you to rest (and rejuvenate)

Verse 10 — Surah An-Naba 78:10

We made the night (dark as) a cloak (that conceals and covers)

Verse 11 — Surah An-Naba 78:11

And We made the day (bright) for (you to earn your) livelihood

Verse 12 — Surah An-Naba 78:12

And We arranged seven (solid and) strong (cosmic systems) over you

Verse 13 — Surah An-Naba 78:13

And We set up (the sun as) a bright and blazing lamp

Verse 14 — Surah An-Naba 78:14

And We sent down plenty of water from the rain clouds

Verse 15 — Surah An-Naba 78:15

To produce with it, the grains and the plants

Verse 16 — Surah An-Naba 78:16

And lush and luxurious gardens

Verse 17 — Surah An-Naba 78:17

Certainly! The Day of Decision is a (destined and) definite day

Verse 18 — Surah An-Naba 78:18

You will all emerge in droves on the day the trumpet sounds

Verse 19 — Surah An-Naba 78:19

And the heavens would be (uncovered and) opened, as if it had (many wide-open) gates

Verse 20 — Surah An-Naba 78:20

And the mountains would be (dislodged and) set in motion; they would look like a mirage, (an illusion)

Verse 21 — Surah An-Naba 78:21

Hell, in fact, lies in ambush

Verse 22 — Surah An-Naba 78:22

For the transgressors, it will become the (abiding) abode

Verse 23 — Surah An-Naba 78:23

In it, they will stay for a long stretch of time

Verse 24 — Surah An-Naba 78:24

There they will not ever taste, much less drink, anything cool

Verse 25 — Surah An-Naba 78:25

(They will drink) only boiling-hot water, and pus (from wounds)

Verse 26 — Surah An-Naba 78:26

An apt and apposite outcome

Verse 27 — Surah An-Naba 78:27

Indeed, never did they anticipate a reckoning

Verse 28 — Surah An-Naba 78:28

And falsely did they oppose Our verses (and signs)

Verse 29 — Surah An-Naba 78:29

We have recorded every single thing in a book

Verse 30 — Surah An-Naba 78:30

Now taste (the consequences of your deeds)! Suffering is all We shall ever bestow _ and increase _ upon you

Verse 31 — Surah An-Naba 78:31

The triumphant finale shall belong to the pious

Verse 32 — Surah An-Naba 78:32

The orchards and the vineyards

Verse 33 — Surah An-Naba 78:33

And blossoming buxom belle _ (the well matched maidens) _ as mates

Verse 34 — Surah An-Naba 78:34

And the brimful cups (of wine)

Verse 35 — Surah An-Naba 78:35

Inane nonsense talk and (false) gossip, they shall not hear in paradise

Verse 36 — Surah An-Naba 78:36

Compensation from your Lord, a bountiful and generous grant

Verse 37 — Surah An-Naba 78:37

Before Rehman _ the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them _ they won´t dare to speak

Verse 38 — Surah An-Naba 78:38

On that day, all souls and all angels shall stand (before Him) in rows. No one shall dare to speak unless Rehman grants permission, and on condition that he will speak only what is proper

Verse 39 — Surah An-Naba 78:39

Such is the day of the truth! (It is sure to arrive). Now, whoever wishes may seek the course towards his Lord

Verse 40 — Surah An-Naba 78:40

We have certainly warned you of the (imminent and) impending doom. On that day, man would look at the deeds he had sent ahead; he would say, "Alas! if I were only dust