The Tidings, The Announcement — Mustafa Khattab 2018 Translation

78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

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What are they asking one another about?

AAamma yatasaaloona

78:2

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ

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About the momentous news,

AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi

78:3

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

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over which they disagree.

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

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But no! They will come to know.

Kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

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Again, no! They will come to know.

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

78:6

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا

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Have We not smoothed out the earth ˹like a bed˺,

Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan

78:7

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

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and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs,

Waaljibala awtadan

78:8

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا

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and created you in pairs,

Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

78:9

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

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and made your sleep for rest,

WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

78:10

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

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and made the night as a cover,

WajaAAalna allayla libasan

78:11

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

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and made the day for livelihood,

WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

78:12

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

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and built above you seven mighty ˹heavens˺,

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

78:13

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

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and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp,

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

78:14

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا

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and sent down from rainclouds pouring water,

Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

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producing by it grain and ˹various˺ plants,

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

78:16

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا

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Indeed, the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is an appointed time—

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

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˹it is˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and you will ˹all˺ come forth in crowds.

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan

78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا

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The sky will be ˹split˺ open, becoming ˹many˺ gates,

Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

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and the mountains will be blown away, becoming ˹like˺ a mirage.

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

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Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush

Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

78:22

لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا

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as a home for the transgressors,

Lilttagheena maaban

78:23

لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا

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where they will remain for ˹endless˺ ages.

Labitheena feeha ahqaban

78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

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There they will not taste any coolness or drink,

La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

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except boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus—

Illa hameeman waghassaqan

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

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For they never expected any reckoning,

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

78:28

وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا

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and totally rejected Our signs.

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban

78:29

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا

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And We have everything recorded precisely.

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban

78:30

فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

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˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.”

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

78:31

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

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Indeed, the righteous will have salvation—

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

78:32

حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

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and full-bosomed maidens of equal age,

and full cups ˹of pure wine˺,

Waka/san dihaqan

78:35

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

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never to hear any idle talk or lying therein—

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

78:36

جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا

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a ˹fitting˺ reward as a generous gift from your Lord,

Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

78:37

رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

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the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Most Compassionate. No one will dare speak to 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 the ˹holy˺ spirit and the angels will stand in ranks. None will talk, except those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are true.

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 Day is the ˹ultimate˺ truth. So let whoever wills take the path leading back to their 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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Indeed, We have warned you of an imminent punishment—the Day every person will see ˹the consequences of˺ what their hands have done, and the disbelievers will cry, “I wish I were dust.”

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

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