Surah 78. An-Naba

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Verses [Section]: 1-30[1], 31-40 [2]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-3078. An-Naba Page 58278. An-Nabaبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِعَمَّAbout whatیَتَسَآءَلُوْنَۚare they asking one another عَنِAboutالنَّبَاِthe Newsالْعَظِیْمِۙthe Great الَّذِیْ(About) whichهُمْtheyفِیْهِ(are) concerning itمُخْتَلِفُوْنَؕ(in) disagreement كَلَّاNay!سَیَعْلَمُوْنَۙSoon they will know ثُمَّThenكَلَّاNay!سَیَعْلَمُوْنَ soon they will know اَلَمْHave notنَجْعَلِWe madeالْاَرْضَthe earthمِهٰدًاۙa resting place وَّ الْجِبَالَAnd the mountainsاَوْتَادًا۪ۙ(as) pegs وَّ خَلَقْنٰكُمْAnd We created youاَزْوَاجًاۙ(in) pairs وَّ جَعَلْنَاAnd We madeنَوْمَكُمْyour sleepسُبَاتًاۙ(for) rest وَّ جَعَلْنَاAnd We madeالَّیْلَthe nightلِبَاسًاۙ(as) covering وَّ جَعَلْنَاAnd We madeالنَّهَارَthe dayمَعَاشًا۪(for) livelihood وَّ بَنَیْنَاAnd We constructedفَوْقَكُمْover youسَبْعًاsevenشِدَادًاۙstrong وَّ جَعَلْنَاAnd We placedسِرَاجًاa lampوَّهَّاجًا۪ۙburning وَّ اَنْزَلْنَاAnd We sent downمِنَfromالْمُعْصِرٰتِthe rain cloudsمَآءًwaterثَجَّاجًاۙpouring abundantly لِّنُخْرِجَThat We may bring forthبِهٖtherebyحَبًّاgrainوَّ نَبَاتًاۙand vegetation وَّ جَنّٰتٍAnd gardensاَلْفَافًاؕ(of) thick foliage اِنَّIndeedیَوْمَ(the) Dayالْفَصْلِ(of) the Judgmentكَانَisمِیْقَاتًاۙan appointed time یَّوْمَ(The) Dayیُنْفَخُis blownفِیinالصُّوْرِthe trumpetفَتَاْتُوْنَand you will come forthاَفْوَاجًاۙ(in) crowds وَّ فُتِحَتِAnd is openedالسَّمَآءُthe heavenفَكَانَتْand becomesاَبْوَابًاۙgateways وَّ سُیِّرَتِAnd are movedالْجِبَالُthe mountainsفَكَانَتْand becomeسَرَابًاؕa mirage اِنَّIndeedجَهَنَّمَHellكَانَتْisمِرْصَادًا۪ۙlying in wait لِّلطَّاغِیْنَFor the transgressorsمَاٰبًاۙa place of return لّٰبِثِیْنَ(They will) be remainingفِیْهَاۤthereinاَحْقَابًاۚ(for) ages لَاNotیَذُوْقُوْنَthey will tasteفِیْهَاthereinبَرْدًاcoolnessوَّ لَاand notشَرَابًاۙany drink اِلَّاExceptحَمِیْمًاscalding waterوَّ غَسَّاقًاۙand purulence جَزَآءًA recompenseوِّفَاقًاؕappropriate اِنَّهُمْIndeed theyكَانُوْاwereلَاnotیَرْجُوْنَexpectingحِسَابًاۙan account وَّ كَذَّبُوْاAnd deniedبِاٰیٰتِنَاOur Signsكِذَّابًاؕ(with) denial وَ كُلَّAnd everyشَیْءٍthingاَحْصَیْنٰهُWe have enumerated itكِتٰبًاۙ(in) a Book فَذُوْقُوْاSo tasteفَلَنْand neverنَّزِیْدَكُمْWe will increase youاِلَّاexceptعَذَابًا۠(in) punishment

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah thoroughly refutes the arguments of those who deny the Hereafter by citing some of the marvels of Allah's creation to prove His ability to raise the dead to life and reward everyone according to their deeds.

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Translation of Verse 1-301. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. What are they asking one another about?

2. About the momentous news,

3. over which they disagree. ¹²⁶⁹

4. But no! They will come to know.

5. Again, no! They will come to know.

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

7. and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs, ¹²⁷⁰

8. and created you in pairs,

9. and made your sleep for rest,

10. and made the night as a cover,

11. and made the day for livelihood,

12. and built above you seven mighty ˹heavens˺,

13. and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp,

14. and sent down from rainclouds pouring water,

15. producing by it grain and ˹various˺ plants,

16. and dense orchards?

17. Indeed, the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is an appointed time-

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

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

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

21. Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush

22. as a home for the transgressors,

23. where they will remain for ˹endless˺ ages.

24. There they will not taste any coolness or drink,

25. except boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus-

26. a fitting reward.

27. For they never expected any reckoning,

28. and totally rejected Our signs.

29. And We have everything recorded precisely.

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

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Commentary

1269. The pagans used to mock the teachings of the Quran (e.g., resurrection and judgment). They disagreed whether the Quran was magic, poetry, or fortune-telling.

1270. Just like tent pegs and icebergs, mountains go deep below the surface, slowing tectonic movement.