The Tidings, The Announcement — Arthur John Arberry Translation

78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

Arthur John Arberry

Of what do they question one another

AAamma yatasaaloona

78:2

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ

Arthur John Arberry

Of the mighty tidin

AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi

78:3

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

Arthur John Arberry

whereon they are at variance

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Arthur John Arberry

No indeed; they shall soon know

Kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Arthur John Arberry

Again, no indeed; they shall soon know

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا

Arthur John Arberry

Have We not made the earth as a cradl

Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan

78:7

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

Arthur John Arberry

and the mountains as pegs

Waaljibala awtadan

78:8

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا

Arthur John Arberry

And We created you in pairs

Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

78:9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

Arthur John Arberry

and We appointed your sleep for a rest

WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

78:10

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

Arthur John Arberry

and We appointed night for a garment

WajaAAalna allayla libasan

78:11

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

Arthur John Arberry

and We appointed day for a livelihood

WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

78:12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

Arthur John Arberry

And We have built above you seven strong ones

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

78:13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

Arthur John Arberry

and We appointed a blazing lam

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

78:14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا

Arthur John Arberry

and have sent down out of the rainclouds water cascadin

Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

Arthur John Arberry

that We may bring forth thereby grain and plants

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

78:16

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا

Arthur John Arberry

and gardens luxuriant

Wajannatin alfafan

78:17

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا

Arthur John Arberry

Surely the Day of Decision is an appointed time

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

Arthur John Arberry

the day the Trumpet is blown, and you shall come in troops

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan

78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

and heaven is opened, and become gates

Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

and the mountains are set in motion, and become a vapour

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

Arthur John Arberry

Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush

Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

78:22

لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا

Arthur John Arberry

for the insolent a resort

Lilttagheena maaban

78:23

لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

therein to tarry for ages

Labitheena feeha ahqaban

78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

tasting therein neither coolness nor any drin

La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

Arthur John Arberry

save boiling water and pu

Illa hameeman waghassaqan

78:26

جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا

Arthur John Arberry

for a suitable recompense

Jazaan wifaqan

78:27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

They indeed hoped not for a reckoning

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا

Arthur John Arberry

and they cried loud lies to Our signs

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban

78:29

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

and everything We have numbered in a Book

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban

78:30

فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

'Taste! We shall increase you not save in chastisement.

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

78:31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

Arthur John Arberry

Surely for the godfearing awaits a place of security

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

78:32

حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

and maidens with swelling breasts, like of age

and a cup overflowing

Waka/san dihaqan

78:35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

Arthur John Arberry

Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cry of lies

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

78:36

جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

for a recompense from thy Lord, a gift, a reckoning

Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

78:37

رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

Arthur John Arberry

Lord of the heavens and earth, and all that between them is, the All-merciful of whom they have no power to speak

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

78:38

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

Arthur John Arberry

Upon the day when the Spirit and the angels stand in ranks they shall speak not, save him to whom the All-merciful has given leave, and who speaks aright

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

78:39

ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا

Arthur John Arberry

That is the true day; so whosoever wills takes unto his Lord a resort

Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

78:40

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

Arthur John Arberry

Lo, We have warned you of a nigh chastisement, upon the day when a man shall behold what his hands have forwarded, and the unbeliever shall say, 'O would that I were dust!

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

Surah 78. The Tidings, The Announcement (an-Naba`)

Places Mentioned in the Quran

Prophetic Journeys & Events

Quranic Concept Graph