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النَّبَأ

Mohammad Shafi

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

40 verses Meccan
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1 The Day of Decision
78:1 ›
عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
Mohammad Shafi
What are they asking one anothe
AAamma yatasaaloona
78:2 ›
عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ
Mohammad Shafi
About the most important topic [of Resurrection
AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi
78:3 ›
الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Mohammad Shafi
Concerning which they differ
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
78:4 ›
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Mohammad Shafi
No, they will soon come to know
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
78:5 ›
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Mohammad Shafi
No, no, they will soon come to know [the Truth]
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
78:6 ›
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا
Mohammad Shafi
Have We not made the earth specially prepred [for sustenance of life]
Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan
78:7 ›
وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
Mohammad Shafi
And the mountains as stabilisers ?
Waaljibala awtadan
78:8 ›
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We created you in pairs
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
78:9 ›
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We made your sleep a means of rest
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
78:10 ›
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We made the night as cover
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
78:11 ›
وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We made the day for earning a livelihood
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
78:12 ›
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We have built above you seven strong [firmaments/heavens/atmospeherioc layers]
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
78:13 ›
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We have made a blazing source of light
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
78:14 ›
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We send water pouring down in abundance from the rain-bearing clouds
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
78:15 ›
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
Mohammad Shafi
So that We may produce therewith grain and vegetation
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
78:16 ›
وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Mohammad Shafi
And gardens luxuriant
Wajannatin alfafan
78:17 ›
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا
Mohammad Shafi
Indeed, the Day of Decision is a divinely appointed time
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
78:18 ›
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
Mohammad Shafi
When that Day the trumpet is blown, you come out in droves
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan
78:19 ›
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
And the heaven is opened as if it were gates
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
78:20 ›
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
And the mountains are moved away, as if they had been a mirage
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
78:21 ›
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Mohammad Shafi
Indeed, Hell is waiting
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
78:22 ›
لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
Mohammad Shafi
As home for the transgressors
Lilttagheena maaban
78:23 ›
لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
They shall remain therein for ages
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
78:24 ›
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
They shall taste therein neither coolness nor any drink
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
78:25 ›
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Mohammad Shafi
But boiling water and a pus-like thing
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
78:26 ›
جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا
Mohammad Shafi
An appropriate recompense
Jazaan wifaqan
78:27 ›
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
They never expected to be called to account
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
78:28 ›
وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Mohammad Shafi
And they falsely rejected Our signs/Verses
Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban
78:29 ›
وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
And We have recorded everything in a Book
Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban
2 The Day of Decision
78:30 ›
فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
"So taste now [the punishment;] for, now, We shall increase on you nothing but punishment!"
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
78:31 ›
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Mohammad Shafi
Indeed, for the pious ones, there is salvation
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
78:32 ›
حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
[They shall be in] gardens and vineyards
Hada-iqa waaAAnaban
78:33 ›
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
And [with] likeable companions
WakawaAAiba atraban
78:34 ›
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
Mohammad Shafi
And cups filled to the brim
Waka/san dihaqan
78:35 ›
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا
Mohammad Shafi
They shall not hear any idle talk, or any lies, therein
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
78:36 ›
جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
[Their life in the Hereafter] will be a reward from your Lord, a measured gift
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
78:37 ›
رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
Mohammad Shafi
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, the Gracious! None shall have it in their power [in His presence] to address Him
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
Mohammad Shafi
The Day the Spirit and the angels stand in rows, none shall speak except those whom the Lord of Mercy permits, and who will say only what is right
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
Mohammad Shafi
That Day is sure to come. So let him, who wishes to, take the right path to return to his Lord
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
Mohammad Shafi
We have warned you of Punishment that is near. The Day when it comes, man shall see what his hands had sent ahead, and he who has suppressed the Truth shall say, "Oh, would that I were dust!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
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Surah Info

Surah
The Tidings, The Announcement
Verses
40
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

Themes in This Surah

Resurrection Signs of God News Creation

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

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