An-Naba — The Announcement

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

'Amma Yatasaa-aloon

About what are they asking one another?

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem

About the great news -

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon

That over which they are in disagreement.

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Kallaa sa y'alamoon

No! They are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon

Then, no! They are going to know.

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا

Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da

Have We not made the earth a resting place?

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا

Wal jibaala au taada

And the mountains as stakes?

وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا

Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja

And We created you in pairs

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا

Waja'alnan naumakum subata

And made your sleep [a means for] rest

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا

Waja'alnal laila libasa

And made the night as clothing

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا

Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha

And made the day for livelihood

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا

Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا

Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja

And made [therein] a burning lamp

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا

Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja

And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا

Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا

Wa jan naatin alfafa

And gardens of entwined growth.

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا

Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا

Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja

The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا

Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba

And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba

And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا

Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا

Lit taa gheena ma aaba

For the transgressors, a place of return,

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا

Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا

Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا

Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا

Jazaa-aw wi faaqa

An appropriate recompense.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا

Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا

Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا

Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba

But all things We have enumerated in writing.

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba

"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا

Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba

Gardens and grapevines

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا

Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا

Wa ka'san di haaqa

And a full cup.

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا

Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba

No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا

Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba

[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا

Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba

[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا

Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba

The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba

That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا

In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba

Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"