The Tidings, The Announcement — Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translation

78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

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About what are they asking each other

AAamma yatasaaloona

78:2

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ

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About the Great Even

AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi

78:3

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

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in which they dispute

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

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Indeed they will soon know

Kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

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Again, indeed they will soon know

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا

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Did We not make the earth a floor

Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan

78:7

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

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and the mountains bulwarks

Waaljibala awtadan

78:8

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا

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And We have created you in pairs

Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

78:9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

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and made your sleep a source of rest

WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

78:10

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

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and made the night a covering

WajaAAalna allayla libasan

78:11

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

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and made the day a source of livelihood

WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

78:12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

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And We have built seven strong (skies)

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

78:13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

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and created a luminous lamp (the sun)

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

78:14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا

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And We have sent down abundant water from the rain-laden clouds

Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

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so that We bring out therewith grain and vegetation

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

78:16

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا

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Surely the Day of Decision is an appointed time

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

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a day when the trumpet will be blown, so you will come in multitudes

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan

78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا

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and the sky will be opened, so it will become as gates

Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

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and the mountains will be set in motion, so they will be as mirage

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

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Surely Jahannam (the Hell) lurks in ambush

Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

78:22

لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا

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(It is) abode for the rebellious peopl

Lilttagheena maaban

78:23

لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا

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who will be abiding in it for ages

Labitheena feeha ahqaban

78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

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They will taste nothing cool in it, nor a drink

La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

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except boiling water and pus

Illa hameeman waghassaqan

78:26

جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا

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this being a punishment, fully commensurate (with their deeds)

Jazaan wifaqan

78:27

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

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They did not expect (to face) accounting (of their deeds)

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا

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and they rejected Our signs totally

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban

78:29

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا

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And everything (from their deeds) is thoroughly recorded by Us in writing

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban

78:30

فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

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.So now taste! We will add nothing to you but torment

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

78:31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

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Of course, the God-fearing will have great achievement

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

78:32

حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

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and buxom maidens of matching age

and goblets filled up to the brim

Waka/san dihaqan

78:35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

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They will not hear any vain talk therein, nor lies

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

78:36

جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا

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this being a reward from their Lord, a well calculated grant

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 what is between them, the All-Merciful. No one will have power 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

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on the Day when the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows. They will not speak, except the one who is permitted by the RaHman (the All- Merciful Allah) and 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

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That is the Day that is sure to come. So whoever so wishes may take refuge with 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

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We have warned you of an approaching torment (that will be inflicted) on a day when one will see what his hands have sent ahead, and the disbeliever will say, .O would that I had turned into dust

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

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