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سُورَةُ النَّبَإِ

An-Naba

The Announcement

Meccan40 AyahsChapter 78
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 78:1

    عَمَّيَتَسَآءَلُونَ١

    'Amma Yatasaa-aloon

    About what are they asking one another?

  2. 78:2

    عَنِٱلنَّبَإِٱلْعَظِيمِ٢

    'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem

    About the great news -

  3. 78:3

    ٱلَّذِىهُمْفِيهِمُخْتَلِفُونَ٣

    Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon

    That over which they are in disagreement.

  4. 78:4

    كَلَّاسَيَعْلَمُونَ٤

    Kallaa sa y'alamoon

    No! They are going to know.

  5. 78:5

    ثُمَّكَلَّاسَيَعْلَمُونَ٥

    Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon

    Then, no! They are going to know.

  6. 78:6

    أَلَمْنَجْعَلِٱلْأَرْضَمِهَـٰدًۭا٦

    Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da

    Have We not made the earth a resting place?

  7. 78:7

    وَٱلْجِبَالَأَوْتَادًۭا٧

    Wal jibaala au taada

    And the mountains as stakes?

  8. 78:8

    وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْأَزْوَٰجًۭا٨

    Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja

    And We created you in pairs

  9. 78:9

    وَجَعَلْنَانَوْمَكُمْسُبَاتًۭا٩

    Waja'alnan naumakum subata

    And made your sleep [a means for] rest

  10. 78:10

    وَجَعَلْنَاٱلَّيْلَلِبَاسًۭا١٠

    Waja'alnal laila libasa

    And made the night as clothing

  11. 78:11

    وَجَعَلْنَاٱلنَّهَارَمَعَاشًۭا١١

    Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha

    And made the day for livelihood

  12. 78:12

    وَبَنَيْنَافَوْقَكُمْسَبْعًۭاشِدَادًۭا١٢

    Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada

    And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

  13. 78:13

    وَجَعَلْنَاسِرَاجًۭاوَهَّاجًۭا١٣

    Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja

    And made [therein] a burning lamp

  14. 78:14

    وَأَنزَلْنَامِنَٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِمَآءًۭثَجَّاجًۭا١٤

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

    And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

  15. 78:15

    لِّنُخْرِجَبِهِۦحَبًّۭاوَنَبَاتًۭا١٥

    Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata

    That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

  16. 78:16

    وَجَنَّـٰتٍأَلْفَافًا١٦

    Wa jan naatin alfafa

    And gardens of entwined growth.

  17. 78:17

    إِنَّيَوْمَٱلْفَصْلِكَانَمِيقَـٰتًۭا١٧

    Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata

    Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

  18. 78:18

    يَوْمَيُنفَخُفِىٱلصُّورِفَتَأْتُونَأَفْوَاجًۭا١٨

    Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja

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

  19. 78:19

    وَفُتِحَتِٱلسَّمَآءُفَكَانَتْأَبْوَٰبًۭا١٩

    Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba

    And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

  20. 78:20

    وَسُيِّرَتِٱلْجِبَالُفَكَانَتْسَرَابًا٢٠

    Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba

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

  21. 78:21

    إِنَّجَهَنَّمَكَانَتْمِرْصَادًۭا٢١

    Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada

    Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

  22. 78:22

    لِّلطَّـٰغِينَمَـَٔابًۭا٢٢

    Lit taa gheena ma aaba

    For the transgressors, a place of return,

  23. 78:23

    لَّـٰبِثِينَفِيهَآأَحْقَابًۭا٢٣

    Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba

    In which they will remain for ages [unending].

  24. 78:24

    لَّايَذُوقُونَفِيهَابَرْدًۭاوَلَاشَرَابًا٢٤

    Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba

    They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

  25. 78:25

    إِلَّاحَمِيمًۭاوَغَسَّاقًۭا٢٥

    Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa

    Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

  26. 78:26

    جَزَآءًۭوِفَاقًا٢٦

    Jazaa-aw wi faaqa

    An appropriate recompense.

  27. 78:27

    إِنَّهُمْكَانُوا۟لَايَرْجُونَحِسَابًۭا٢٧

    Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba

    Indeed, they were not expecting an account

  28. 78:28

    وَكَذَّبُوا۟بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاكِذَّابًۭا٢٨

    Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba

    And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

  29. 78:29

    وَكُلَّشَىْءٍأَحْصَيْنَـٰهُكِتَـٰبًۭا٢٩

    Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba

    But all things We have enumerated in writing.

  30. 78:30

    فَذُوقُوا۟فَلَننَّزِيدَكُمْإِلَّاعَذَابًا٣٠

    Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba

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

  31. 78:31

    إِنَّلِلْمُتَّقِينَمَفَازًا٣١

    Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza

    Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

  32. 78:32

    حَدَآئِقَوَأَعْنَـٰبًۭا٣٢

    Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba

    Gardens and grapevines

  33. 78:33

    وَكَوَاعِبَأَتْرَابًۭا٣٣

    Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba

    And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

  34. 78:34

    وَكَأْسًۭادِهَاقًۭا٣٤

    Wa ka'san di haaqa

    And a full cup.

  35. 78:35

    لَّايَسْمَعُونَفِيهَالَغْوًۭاوَلَاكِذَّٰبًۭا٣٥

    Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba

    No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

  36. 78:36

    جَزَآءًۭمِّنرَّبِّكَعَطَآءًحِسَابًۭا٣٦

    Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba

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

  37. 78:37

    رَّبِّٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَمَابَيْنَهُمَاٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖلَايَمْلِكُونَمِنْهُخِطَابًۭا٣٧

    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.

  38. 78:38

    يَوْمَيَقُومُٱلرُّوحُوَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُصَفًّۭا ۖلَّايَتَكَلَّمُونَإِلَّامَنْأَذِنَلَهُٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُوَقَالَصَوَابًۭا٣٨

    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.

  39. 78:39

    ذَٰلِكَٱلْيَوْمُٱلْحَقُّ ۖفَمَنشَآءَٱتَّخَذَإِلَىٰرَبِّهِۦمَـَٔابًا٣٩

    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.

  40. 78:40

    إِنَّآأَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْعَذَابًۭاقَرِيبًۭايَوْمَيَنظُرُٱلْمَرْءُمَاقَدَّمَتْيَدَاهُوَيَقُولُٱلْكَافِرُيَـٰلَيْتَنِىكُنتُتُرَٰبًۢا٤٠

    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!"

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Surah An-Naba (Arabic: سُورَةُ النَّبَإِ) is the 78th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 40 verses and was revealed in Meccan.

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The English name translation of Surah An-Naba is "The Announcement".

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