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Surah An-Naba

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النبإ

The Tidings40 verses • meccan

Ayah 1Verse 1

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

About what are they asking one another

Ayah 2Verse 2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

About the great news

Ayah 3Verse 3

ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ

That over which they are in disagreement

Ayah 4Verse 4

كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ

No! They are going to know

Ayah 5Verse 5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ

Then, no! They are going to know

Ayah 6Verse 6

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا

Have We not made the earth a resting place

Ayah 7Verse 7

وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا

And the mountains as stakes

Ayah 8Verse 8

وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا

And We created you in pairs

Ayah 9Verse 9

وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتٗا

And made your sleep [a means for] rest

Ayah 10Verse 10

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ لِبَاسٗا

And made the night as clothing

Ayah 11Verse 11

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا

And made the day for livelihood

Ayah 12Verse 12

وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

Ayah 13Verse 13

وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا

And made [therein] a burning lamp

Ayah 14Verse 14

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا

And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

Ayah 15Verse 15

لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

Ayah 16Verse 16

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا

And gardens of entwined growth

Ayah 17Verse 17

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time

Ayah 18Verse 18

يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا

The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes

Ayah 19Verse 19

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا

And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

Ayah 20Verse 20

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا

And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage

Ayah 21Verse 21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

Ayah 22Verse 22

لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا

For the transgressors, a place of return

Ayah 23Verse 23

لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا

In which they will remain for ages [unending]

Ayah 24Verse 24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

Ayah 25Verse 25

إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence

Ayah 26Verse 26

جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا

An appropriate recompense

Ayah 27Verse 27

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

Ayah 28Verse 28

وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial

Ayah 29Verse 29

وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا

But all things We have enumerated in writing

Ayah 30Verse 30

فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment

Ayah 31Verse 31

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment

Ayah 32Verse 32

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا

Gardens and grapevines

Ayah 33Verse 33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

Ayah 34Verse 34

وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا

And a full cup

Ayah 35Verse 35

لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا

No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood

Ayah 36Verse 36

جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا

[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account

Ayah 37Verse 37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا

[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

Ayah 38Verse 38

يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا

The Day that the Spirit 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

Ayah 39Verse 39

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return

Ayah 40Verse 40

إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا

Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust