Surah An-Naba - English Translation by Rowwad Translation Center
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About what are they asking one another
Surah An-Naba, Verse 1
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
About the momentous news
Surah An-Naba, Verse 2
ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
about which they differ
Surah An-Naba, Verse 3
كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
No indeed; they will come to know
Surah An-Naba, Verse 4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
Again no; they will come to know
Surah An-Naba, Verse 5
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا
Have We not made the earth a resting place
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 covering
Surah An-Naba, Verse 10
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا
and made the day for seeking livelihood
Surah An-Naba, Verse 11
وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا
and built above you seven mighty heavens
Surah An-Naba, Verse 12
وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا
and made therein a blazing lamp
Surah An-Naba, Verse 13
وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا
and sent down from the rainclouds abundant water
Surah An-Naba, Verse 14
لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا
so that We may produce thereby grains and vegetation
Surah An-Naba, Verse 15
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا
and gardens with dense foliage
Surah An-Naba, Verse 16
إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا
Indeed, the Day of Judgment is a time appointed
Surah An-Naba, Verse 17
يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا
the Day when the Trumpet will be blown, you will come forth in crowds
Surah An-Naba, Verse 18
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا
and the sky will be opened up and will become gateways
Surah An-Naba, Verse 19
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا
and the mountains will vanish, becoming like a mirage
Surah An-Naba, Verse 20
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا
Indeed, Hell is lying in wait
Surah An-Naba, Verse 21
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا
a resort for the transgressors
Surah An-Naba, Verse 22
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا
wherein they will abide for endless ages
Surah An-Naba, Verse 23
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا
They will neither taste therein any coolness nor any drink
Surah An-Naba, Verse 24
إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا
except scalding water and discharge of wounds
Surah An-Naba, Verse 25
جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا
a fitting recompense
Surah An-Naba, Verse 26
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا
Indeed, they did not expect a reckoning
Surah An-Naba, Verse 27
وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا
and utterly rejected Our verses
Surah An-Naba, Verse 28
وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا
But We have enumerated everything in a record
Surah An-Naba, Verse 29
فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
So taste [the punishment], for We will not increase you except in torment.”
Surah An-Naba, Verse 30
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Indeed, the righteous will have salvation
Surah An-Naba, Verse 31
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
gardens and vineyards
Surah An-Naba, Verse 32
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا
and full-bosomed maidens of equal age
Surah An-Naba, Verse 33
وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا
and a full cup [of wine]
Surah An-Naba, Verse 34
لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا
They will not hear therein vain talk or lies –
Surah An-Naba, Verse 35
جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا
a reward and a generous gift from your Lord
Surah An-Naba, Verse 36
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا
[from] the Lord of the heavens and earth and all that is between them, the Most Compassionate; none will dare to speak to Him
Surah An-Naba, Verse 37
يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا
On the Day when the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows; none will dare to speak, except those to whom the Most Compassionate granted permission, and they will only speak the truth
Surah An-Naba, Verse 38
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
That Day is sure to come. So whoever wills may seek a path leading to his Lord
Surah An-Naba, Verse 39
إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا
Indeed, We have warned you of an imminent punishment on the Day when everyone will see what his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say, “Oh, I wish that I were dust!”
Surah An-Naba, Verse 40