Surah An-Naba - English Translation by Yusuf Ali Orig
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
                  Concerning what are they disputing                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 1
                
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
                  Concerning the Great News                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 2
                
ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
                  About which they cannot agree                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 3
                
كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
                  Verily, they shall soon (come to) know                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 4
                
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
                  Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 5
                
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا
                  Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 6
                
وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا
                  And the mountains as pegs                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 7
                
وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا
                  And (have We not) 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 as a covering                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 10
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا
                  And made the day as a means of subsistence                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 11
                
وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا
                  And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 12
                
وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا
                  And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 13
                
وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا
                  And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 14
                
لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا
                  That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 15
                
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا
                  And gardens of luxurious growth                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 16
                
إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا
                  Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 17
                
يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا
                  The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 18
                
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا
                  And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 19
                
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا
                  And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 20
                
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا
                  Truly Hell is as a place of ambush                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 21
                
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا
                  For the transgressors a place of destination                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 22
                
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا
                  They will dwell therein for ages                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 23
                
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا
                  Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 24
                
إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا
                  Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 25
                
جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا
                  A fitting recompense (for them)                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 26
                
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا
                  For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds)                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 27
                
وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا
                  But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 28
                
وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا
                  And all things have We preserved on record                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 29
                
فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
                  So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 30
                
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
                  Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 31
                
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
                  Gardens enclosed, and grapevines                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 32
                
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا
                  Companions of equal age                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 33
                
وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا
                  And a cup full (to the brim)                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 34
                
لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا
                  No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 35
                
جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا
                  Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 36
                
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا
                  (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (God) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 37
                
يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا
                  The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (God) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 38
                
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
                  That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to 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 Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust                  
                  Surah An-Naba, Verse 40