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Surah 78

The Tidings

النبأ

An-Naba

Meccan40 Verses
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Verse 1

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Transliteration

'Amma Yatasaa-aloon

Translation

What are they asking one another about?

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Verse 2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Transliteration

'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem

Translation

About the momentous news,

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Verse 3

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

Transliteration

Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon

Translation

over which they disagree.

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Verse 4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Transliteration

Kallaa sa y'alamoon

Translation

But no! They will come to know.

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Verse 5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Transliteration

Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon

Translation

Again, no! They will come to know.

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Verse 6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا

Transliteration

Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da

Translation

Have We not smoothed out the earth ˹like a bed˺,

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Verse 7

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا

Transliteration

Wal jibaala au taada

Translation

and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs,

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Verse 8

وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا

Transliteration

Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja

Translation

and created you in pairs,

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Verse 9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا

Transliteration

Waja'alna naumakum subata

Translation

and made your sleep for rest,

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Verse 10

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا

Transliteration

Waja'alnal laila libasa

Translation

and made the night as a cover,

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Verse 11

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا

Transliteration

Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha

Translation

and made the day for livelihood,

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Verse 12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا

Transliteration

Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada

Translation

and built above you seven mighty ˹heavens˺,

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Verse 13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا

Transliteration

Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja

Translation

and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp,

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Verse 14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا

Transliteration

Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an thaj-jaaja

Translation

and sent down from rainclouds pouring water,

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Verse 15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا

Transliteration

Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata

Translation

producing by it grain and ˹various˺ plants,

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Verse 16

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا

Transliteration

Wa jan naatin alfafa

Translation

and dense orchards?

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Verse 17

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا

Transliteration

Inna yaumal-fasli kana meeqaata

Translation

Indeed, the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is an appointed time—

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Verse 18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا

Transliteration

Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa' toona afwaaja

Translation

˹it is˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and you will ˹all˺ come forth in crowds.

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Verse 19

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا

Transliteration

Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba

Translation

The sky will be ˹split˺ open, becoming ˹many˺ gates,

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Verse 20

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

Transliteration

Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba

Translation

and the mountains will be blown away, becoming ˹like˺ a mirage.

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Verse 21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا

Transliteration

Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada

Translation

Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush

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Verse 22

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا

Transliteration

Lit taa gheena ma aaba

Translation

as a home for the transgressors,

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Verse 23

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا

Transliteration

Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba

Translation

where they will remain for ˹endless˺ ages.

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Verse 24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا

Transliteration

Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba

Translation

There they will not taste any coolness or drink,

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Verse 25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا

Transliteration

Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa

Translation

except boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus—

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Verse 26

جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا

Transliteration

Jazaa-aw wi faaqa

Translation

a fitting reward.

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Verse 27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا

Transliteration

Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba

Translation

For they never expected any reckoning,

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Verse 28

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا

Transliteration

Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba

Translation

and totally rejected Our signs.

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Verse 29

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا

Transliteration

Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba

Translation

And We have everything recorded precisely.

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Verse 30

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

Transliteration

Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba (section 1)

Translation

˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.”

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Verse 31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

Transliteration

Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza

Translation

Indeed, the righteous will have salvation—

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Verse 32

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا

Transliteration

Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba

Translation

Gardens, vineyards,

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Verse 33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا

Transliteration

Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba

Translation

and full-bosomed maidens of equal age,

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Verse 34

وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا

Transliteration

Wa ka'san di haaqa

Translation

and full cups ˹of pure wine˺,

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Verse 35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا

Transliteration

Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba

Translation

never to hear any idle talk or lying therein—

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Verse 36

جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا

Transliteration

Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba

Translation

a ˹fitting˺ reward as a generous gift from your Lord,

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Verse 37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا

Transliteration

Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khitaaba

Translation

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Most Compassionate. No one will dare speak to Him

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Verse 38

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا

Transliteration

Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yatakallamoona ill-laa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba

Translation

on the Day the ˹holy˺ spirit and the angels will stand in ranks. None will talk, except those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are true.

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Verse 39

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

Transliteration

Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba

Translation

That Day is the ˹ultimate˺ truth. So let whoever wills take the path leading back to their Lord.

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Verse 40

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا

Transliteration

In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba

Translation

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.”