The Tidings, The Announcement — Dr Laleh Bakhtiar Translation

78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

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About what demand you of one another?

AAamma yatasaaloona

78:2

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ

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Of the sublime tiding

AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi

78:3

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

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about which they are ones who are at variance in it?

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

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No indeed! Soon they will know.

Kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

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Again, no indeed! Soon they will know.

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا

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Make We not the earth for a cradling

Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan

78:7

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

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and the mountains as stakes?

Waaljibala awtadan

78:8

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا

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And We created not you in pairs

Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

78:9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

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and We made your sleep as a rest.

WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

78:10

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

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And We made the nighttime as a garment.

WajaAAalna allayla libasan

78:11

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

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And We made the daytime for you to earn a living.

WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

78:12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

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And We built over you seven superior ones.

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

78:13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

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And We made a bright, light-giving lamp.

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

78:14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا

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And We caused to descend that which are clouds bringing rain, water cascading,

Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

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with which We bring about grain and plants

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

78:16

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا

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and luxuriant Gardens.

Wajannatin alfafan

78:17

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا

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Truly, the Day of Decision would be a time appointed,

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

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a Day the trumpet is blown. Then, you approach in units

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan

78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا

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and the heaven will be let loose and will be all doors.

Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

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And the mountains will be set in motion and will be as vapor.

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

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Truly, hell will be on the watch,

Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

78:22

لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا

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a destination for the ones who are defiant,

Lilttagheena maaban

78:23

لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا

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one who lingers in expectation in it for many years.

Labitheena feeha ahqaban

78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

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They experience in it not any coolness nor any drink,

La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

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but scalding water and filth,

Illa hameeman waghassaqan

78:26

جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا

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a suitable recompense!

Jazaan wifaqan

78:27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

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Truly, they had been not hoping not for a reckoning

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا

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and they denied Our signs with a denial.

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban

78:29

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا

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But We counted everything in a Book.

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban

78:30

فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

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Experience it! We will never increase you but in punishment.

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

78:31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

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Truly, for the ones who are Godfearing, there is a place of security,

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

78:32

حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

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fertile gardens and grapevines,

Hada-iqa waaAAnaban

78:33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

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and full breasted maidens of the same age

and a cup overflowing.

Waka/san dihaqan

78:35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

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No idle talk will they hear in it nor any denial,

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

78:36

جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا

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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

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from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of whatever is between them, The Merciful. against Whom they possess no argument.

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

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

On a Day when the Spirit and the angels will stand up ranged in rows. They will not assert themselves but he to whom the Merciful gave permission and who said what is correct.

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

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That is the Day of The Truth; so whoever willed took his Lord to himself as the destination.

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

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We warned you of a near punishment on a Day when a man will look on what his hands put forward and the ones who are ungrateful will say: O would that I had been earth dust!

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

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