Surah An-Naba - English Translation by Edward Henry Palmer
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
                  Of what do they ask each other                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 1
                
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
                  Of the mighty information                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 2
                
ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
                  whereon they do dispute                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 3
                
كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
                  nay, they shall know too well                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 4
                
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
                  Again, nay, they shall know too well                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 5
                
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا
                  Have we not set the earth as a couch                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 6
                
وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا
                  and the mountains as stakes                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 7
                
وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا
                  and created you in pairs                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 8
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتٗا
                  and made your sleep for rest                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 9
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ لِبَاسٗا
                  and made the night a garment                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 10
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا
                  and made the day for livelihood                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 11
                
وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا
                  and built above you seven solid (heavens)                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 12
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا
                  and set a burning lamp                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 13
                
وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا
                  and, sent down from the rain-expressing clouds water pouring forth                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 14
                
لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا
                  to bring out thereby the grain and herb                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 15
                
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا
                  and gardens thickly planted                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 16
                
إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا
                  Verily, the day of decision is an appointed time                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 17
                
يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا
                  and the day when the trumpet shall be blown, and ye shall come in troops                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 18
                
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا
                  and the heavens shall be opened, and shall be all doors                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 19
                
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا
                  and the mountains shall be moved, and shall be like a mirage                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 20
                
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا
                  Verily, hell is an ambuscade                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 21
                
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا
                  a reward for the outrageous                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 22
                
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا
                  to tarry therein for ages                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 23
                
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا
                  They shall not taste therein cool nor drink                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 24
                
إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا
                  but only boiling water and pus                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 25
                
جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا
                  a fit reward                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 26
                
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا
                  Verily, they did not hope for the account                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 27
                
وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا
                  but they ever said our signs were lies                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 28
                
وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا
                  Everything have we remembered in a book                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 29
                
فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
                  Then taste, for we will only increase your torment                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 30
                
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
                  Verily, for the pious is a blissful place                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 31
                
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
                  gardens and vineyards                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 32
                
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا
                  and girls with swelling breasts of the same age as themselves                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 33
                
وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا
                  and a brimming cup                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 34
                
لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا
                  they shall hear therein no folly and no lie                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 35
                
جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا
                  a reward from thy Lord, a sufficient gift                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 36
                
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا
                  The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and what is between them both,- the Merciful,- they cannot obtain audience of Him                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 37
                
يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا
                  The day when the Spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks, they shall not speak save to whom the Merciful permits, and who speaks aright                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 38
                
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
                  That is the true day; and whoso pleases let him take to a resort unto his Lord                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 39
                
إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا
                  Verily, we have warned you of a torment that is nigh: on a day when man shall see what his two hands have sent forward; and the misbeliever shall say, 'Would that I were dust                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 40