Surah The Tidings, The Announcement (an-Naba`) – Parallel Quran

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1. The Day of Decision 78:1–29
2. The Day of Decision 78:30–40

Section titles from Maulana Muhammad Ali, table of contents.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

1 The Day of Decision

عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

What are they asking about

AAamma yatasaaloona

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ

The momentous announcemen

AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

about which they differ

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

They will find out

Kalla sayaAAlamoona

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

In the end they will find out

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا

Did We not make the earth smooth

Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

and make the mountains to keep it stable

Waaljibala awtadan

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا

Did We not create you in pairs

Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

give you sleep for rest

WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

the night as a cover

WajaAAalna allayla libasan

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

and the day for your livelihood

WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

Did We not build seven strong [heavens] above you

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

and make a blazing lamp

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا

Did We not send water pouring down from the cloud

Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

to bring forth with it grain, plants

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا

and luxuriant gardens

Wajannatin alfafan

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا

A time has been appointed for the Day of Decision

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

a Day when the Trumpet will sound and you will come forward in crowds

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا

when the sky will open up like wide portals

Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

when the mountains will vanish like a mirage

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

Hell lies in wait

Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا

a home for oppressor

Lilttagheena maaban

لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا

to stay in for a long, long time

Labitheena feeha ahqaban

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

where they will taste no coolness nor drin

La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

except one that is scalding and dark––

Illa hameeman waghassaqan

جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا

a fitting requital

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

for they did not fear a reckoning

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا

and they rejected Our messages as lies

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا

We have recorded everything in a Record

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban

2 The Day of Decision

فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

‘Taste this: all you will get from Us is more torment.’

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

For those who were aware of God there is supreme fulfilment

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

private gardens, vineyards

Hada-iqa waaAAnaban

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

nubile, well-matched companions

WakawaAAiba atraban

وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا

and an overflowing cup

Waka/san dihaqan

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

There they will hear no vain or lying talk

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا

a reward from your Lord, a fitting gif

Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

from the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Lord of Mercy. They will have no authority from Him to speak

Rabbi alssamawati waal-ardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows, they will not speak except for those to whom the Lord of Mercy gives permission, who will say only what is right

Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmala-ikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban

ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا

That is the Day of Truth. So whoever wishes to do so should take the path that leads to his Lord

Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

إِنَّا أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا

We have warned you of imminent torment, on the Day when every person will see what their own hands have sent ahead for them, when the disbeliever will say, ‘If only I were dust!’

Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban

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Verses: 40
Revelation: Meccan
Juz: 30

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Sections (Ruku)

1 The Day of Decision Ayat 1 – 29
2 The Day of Decision Ayat 30 – 40