النبإ

An-Naba

The Announcement

Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
About what are they asking one another?

78:2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
Is it about the awesome tiding

78:3

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
that they are in utter disagreement?

78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
No indeed; soon will they come to know;

78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
again, no indeed; soon will they come to know.

78:6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
Have We not spread the earth like a bed,

78:7

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا
Wal jibaala au taada
and fixed the mountains like pegs,

78:8

وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
and created you in pairs (as men and women),

78:9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
and made your sleep a means of repose,

78:10

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا
Waja'alnal laila libasa
and made the night a covering,

78:11

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
and made the day to seek livelihood,

78:12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
and built above you seven strong firmaments,

78:13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
and placed therein a hot, shining lamp,

78:14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
and sent down abundant water from the clouds

78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
so that We may thereby bring forth grain and vegetation,

78:16

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Wa jan naatin alfafa
and gardens dense with foliage?

78:17

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
Surely the Day of Judgement has an appointed time;

78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
the Day when the Trumpet shall be blown, and you will come forth in multitudes;

78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
and when the sky shall be opened up and will become all doors;

78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
and the mountains will be set in motion and become a mirage.

78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
Surely the Hell is an ambush,

78:22

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
a resort for the rebellious;

78:23

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
therein they shall abide for ages,

78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
they shall taste in it no coolness, nor any pleasant drink

78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
save boiling water and wash of the wounds;

78:26

جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
a befitting recompense for their deeds.

78:27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
For indeed they did not look forward to any reckoning,

78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
and roundly denied Our Signs as false.

78:29

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
And everything have We recorded in a Book.

78:30

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
So taste (the fruit of your deeds). We shall only increase your torment.

78:31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
Surely the state of triumph awaits the God-fearing:

78:32

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
gardens and vineyards,

78:33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
and youthful maidens of like age,

78:34

وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا
Wa ka'san di haaqa
and an overflowing cup.

78:35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
Therein they shall hear no idle talk, nor any falsehood;

78:36

جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
a recompense from your Lord and an ample reward

78:37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا
Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba
from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of that which is between them; the Most Merciful Lord before Whom none dare utter a word.

78:38

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا
Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba
The Day when the Spirit and the angels are ranged row on row. None shall speak save he whom the Merciful Lord will permit; and he too will speak what is right.

78:39

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba
That Day is sure to come. So let him who will seek a resort with his Lord.

78:40

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba
Lo! We warn you of a chastisement near at hand; the Day when a man will look on what his own hands have sent forth, and the unbelievers shall say: “Oh would that I were utter dust.”
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