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عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Sahih International
About what are they asking one another?
The Clear Quran
What are they asking one another about?
Surah 78
Layered Translations
النبإ
An-Naba | The Tidings | 40 ayat
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Sahih International
About the great news1 -
The Clear Quran
About the momentous news,
3
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Sahih International
That over which they are in disagreement.
The Clear Quran
over which they disagree.1
4
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Sahih International
No! They are going to know.
The Clear Quran
But no! They will come to know.
5
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Sahih International
Then, no! They are going to know.
The Clear Quran
Again, no! They will come to know.
6
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًا
Sahih International
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
The Clear Quran
Have We not smoothed out the earth ˹like a bed˺,
7
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
Sahih International
And the mountains as stakes?1
The Clear Quran
and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs,1
8
وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
Sahih International
And We created you in pairs.
The Clear Quran
and created you in pairs,
9
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
Sahih International
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
The Clear Quran
and made your sleep for rest,
10
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
Sahih International
And made the night as clothing1.
The Clear Quran
and made the night as a cover,
11
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Sahih International
And made the day for livelihood.
The Clear Quran
and made the day for livelihood,
12
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
Sahih International
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens].
The Clear Quran
and built above you seven mighty ˹heavens˺,
13
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Sahih International
And made [therein] a burning lamp
The Clear Quran
and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp,
14
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Sahih International
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water.
The Clear Quran
and sent down from rainclouds pouring water,
15
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
Sahih International
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation.
The Clear Quran
producing by it grain and ˹various˺ plants,
16
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Sahih International
And gardens of entwined growth.
The Clear Quran
and dense orchards?
17
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَـٰتًا
Sahih International
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
The Clear Quran
Indeed, the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is an appointed time—
18
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
Sahih International
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
The Clear Quran
˹it is˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and you will ˹all˺ come forth in crowds.
19
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
Sahih International
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways.
The Clear Quran
The sky will be ˹split˺ open, becoming ˹many˺ gates,
20
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Sahih International
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
The Clear Quran
and the mountains will be blown away, becoming ˹like˺ a mirage.
21
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Sahih International
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
The Clear Quran
Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush
22
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
Sahih International
For the transgressors, a place of return,
The Clear Quran
as a home for the transgressors,
23
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Sahih International
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
The Clear Quran
where they will remain for ˹endless˺ ages.
24
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Sahih International
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.
The Clear Quran
There they will not taste any coolness or drink,
25
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Sahih International
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
The Clear Quran
except boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus—
26
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Sahih International
An appropriate recompense.1
The Clear Quran
a fitting reward.
27
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Sahih International
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
The Clear Quran
For they never expected any reckoning,
28
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Sahih International
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
The Clear Quran
and totally rejected Our signs.
29
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًا
Sahih International
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
The Clear Quran
And We have everything recorded precisely.
30
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Sahih International
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."1
The Clear Quran
˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.”
31
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Sahih International
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment1 -
The Clear Quran
Indeed, the righteous will have salvation—
32
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَـٰبًا
Sahih International
Gardens and grapevines.
The Clear Quran
Gardens, vineyards,
33
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
Sahih International
And full-breasted [companions] of equal age.
The Clear Quran
and full-bosomed maidens of equal age,
34
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
Sahih International
And a full cup.1
The Clear Quran
and full cups ˹of pure wine˺,
35
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Sahih International
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
The Clear Quran
never to hear any idle talk or lying therein—
36
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
Sahih International
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,1
The Clear Quran
a ˹fitting˺ reward as a generous gift from your Lord,
37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
Sahih International
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.1
The Clear Quran
the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Most Compassionate. No one will dare speak to Him
38
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
Sahih International
The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
The Clear Quran
on the Day the ˹holy˺ spirit1 and the angels will stand in ranks. None will talk, except those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are true.
39
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Sahih International
That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.1
The Clear Quran
That Day is the ˹ultimate˺ truth. So let whoever wills take the path leading back to their Lord.
40
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
Sahih International
Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth1 and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
The Clear Quran
Indeed, We have warned you of an imminent punishment—the Day every person will see ˹the consequences of˺ what their hands have done, and the disbelievers will cry, “I wish I were dust.”1