Surah An-Naba - English Translation by Safi Kaskas
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
                  What are they wondering about                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 1
                
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
                  About the huge announcement                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 2
                
ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
                  over which they are in disagreement                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 3
                
كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
                  They will know                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 4
                
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
                  For sure they will know                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 5
                
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا
                  Have We not made the earth a cradle                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 6
                
وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا
                  And the mountains as pegs                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 7
                
وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا
                  And We created you in pairs                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 8
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتٗا
                  And made your sleep to rest                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 9
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ لِبَاسٗا
                  And made the night a cover                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 10
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا
                  And made the day for livelihood                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 11
                
وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا
                  And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 12
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا
                  And made [the sun] a glowing lamp                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 13
                
وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا
                  And sent down from the clouds pouring water                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 14
                
لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا
                  to produce with it grain, vegetation                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 15
                
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا
                  and luxuriant gardens                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 16
                
إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا
                  The Day of Decision has been appointed                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 17
                
يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا
                  The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in droves                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 18
                
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا
                  And the heavens are opened and becomes gateways                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 19
                
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا
                  And the mountains are set in motion and will become a mirage                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 20
                
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا
                  Hell has been lying in wait                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 21
                
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا
                  to be a home for the oppressors                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 22
                
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا
                  to stay in for a long, long time                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 23
                
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا
                  They will not taste any coolness there or drink                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 24
                
إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا
                  except for boiling water and sizzling pus                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 25
                
جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا
                  An appropriate reward                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 26
                
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا
                  They were not expecting to be held accountable                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 27
                
وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا
                  And utterly rejected Our verses                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 28
                
وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا
                  We have recorded everything in writing                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 29
                
فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
                  So feel it, We will only increase your punishment                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 30
                
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
                  For those who were mindful of God there is a great achievement                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 31
                
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
                  gardens and grapevines                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 32
                
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا
                  splendid, well matched spouses                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 33
                
وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا
                  and a full cup                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 34
                
لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا
                  There, they will hear no gossip or lies                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 35
                
جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا
                  A reward from your Lord, a fitting 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 everything between them, the Merciful-to-all.They will have no authority from Him to speak                  
                  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. They will not speak except for those to whom the Merciful gives permission, and he will say what is right                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 38
                
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
                  That is the True Day; so whoever wills, may take now a way back to his Lord                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 39
                
إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا
                  We have warned you of an eminent punishment on the Day when a person will see what he has done, and the unbeliever will say, "I wish that I were dust                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 40