The Tidings, The Announcement — Rashad Khalifa Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Day of Decision

عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

What are they questioning

AAamma yatasaaloona

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ

The great event

AAani alnnaba-i alAAatheemi

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

That is disputed by them

Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Indeed, they will find out

Kalla sayaAAlamoona

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Most assuredly, they will find out

Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا

Did we not make the earth habitable

Alam najAAali al-arda mihadan

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

And the mountains stabilizers

Waaljibala awtadan

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا

We created you as mates (for one another)

Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

We created sleeping so you can rest

WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

We made the night a cover

WajaAAalna allayla libasan

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

And the day to seek provisions

WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

We built above you seven universes

Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

We created a bright lamp

WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا

We send down from the clouds pouring water

Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

To produce with it grains and plants

Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا

And various orchards

Wajannatin alfafan

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا

The Day of Decision is appointed

Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

The day the horn is blown, and you come in throngs

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fata/toona afwajan

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا

The heaven will be opened like gates

Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

The mountains will be removed, as if they were a mirage

Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

Gehenna is inevitable

Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا

For the transgressors; it will be their abode

Lilttagheena maaban

لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا

They stay in it for ages

Labitheena feeha ahqaban

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

They never taste in it coolness, nor a drink

La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

Only an inferno, and bitter food

Illa hameeman waghassaqan

جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا

A just requital

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

They never expected to be held accountable

Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا

And utterly rejected our signs

Wakaththaboo bi-ayatina kiththaban

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا

We counted everything in a record

Wakulla shay-in ahsaynahu kitaban

2 The Day of Decision

فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

Suffer the consequences; we will only increase your retribution

Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

The righteous have deserved a reward

Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

Orchards and grapes

Hada-iqa waaAAnaban

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

Magnificent spouses

WakawaAAiba atraban

وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا

Delicious drinks

Waka/san dihaqan

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا

They will never hear in it any nonsense or lies

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا

A reward from your Lord; a generous recompense

Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. The Most Gracious. No one can abrogate His decisions

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

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

The day will come when the Spirit and the angels will stand in a row. None will speak except those permitted by the Most Gracious, and they will utter only what is right

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

ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا

Such is the inevitable day. Whoever wills let him take refuge in his Lord

Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

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

We have sufficiently warned you about an imminent retribution. That is the day when everyone will examine what his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, 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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