بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
عَمَّيَتَسَآءَلُونَ١
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
About what are they asking one another?
عَنِٱلنَّبَإِٱلْعَظِيمِ٢
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
About the great news -
ٱلَّذِىهُمْفِيهِمُخْتَلِفُونَ٣
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
That over which they are in disagreement.
كَلَّاسَيَعْلَمُونَ٤
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
No! They are going to know.
ثُمَّكَلَّاسَيَعْلَمُونَ٥
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
Then, no! They are going to know.
أَلَمْنَجْعَلِٱلْأَرْضَمِهَـٰدًۭا٦
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
وَٱلْجِبَالَأَوْتَادًۭا٧
Wal jibaala au taada
And the mountains as stakes?
وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْأَزْوَٰجًۭا٨
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
And We created you in pairs
وَجَعَلْنَانَوْمَكُمْسُبَاتًۭا٩
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
وَجَعَلْنَاٱلَّيْلَلِبَاسًۭا١٠
Waja'alnal laila libasa
And made the night as clothing
وَجَعَلْنَاٱلنَّهَارَمَعَاشًۭا١١
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
And made the day for livelihood
وَبَنَيْنَافَوْقَكُمْسَبْعًۭاشِدَادًۭا١٢
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
وَجَعَلْنَاسِرَاجًۭاوَهَّاجًۭا١٣
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
And made [therein] a burning lamp
وَأَنزَلْنَامِنَٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِمَآءًۭثَجَّاجًۭا١٤
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
لِّنُخْرِجَبِهِۦحَبًّۭاوَنَبَاتًۭا١٥
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
وَجَنَّـٰتٍأَلْفَافًا١٦
Wa jan naatin alfafa
And gardens of entwined growth.
إِنَّيَوْمَٱلْفَصْلِكَانَمِيقَـٰتًۭا١٧
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
يَوْمَيُنفَخُفِىٱلصُّورِفَتَأْتُونَأَفْوَاجًۭا١٨
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
وَفُتِحَتِٱلسَّمَآءُفَكَانَتْأَبْوَٰبًۭا١٩
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
وَسُيِّرَتِٱلْجِبَالُفَكَانَتْسَرَابًا٢٠
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
إِنَّجَهَنَّمَكَانَتْمِرْصَادًۭا٢١
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَمَـَٔابًۭا٢٢
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
For the transgressors, a place of return,
لَّـٰبِثِينَفِيهَآأَحْقَابًۭا٢٣
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
لَّايَذُوقُونَفِيهَابَرْدًۭاوَلَاشَرَابًا٢٤
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
إِلَّاحَمِيمًۭاوَغَسَّاقًۭا٢٥
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
جَزَآءًۭوِفَاقًا٢٦
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
An appropriate recompense.
إِنَّهُمْكَانُوا۟لَايَرْجُونَحِسَابًۭا٢٧
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
وَكَذَّبُوا۟بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاكِذَّابًۭا٢٨
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
وَكُلَّشَىْءٍأَحْصَيْنَـٰهُكِتَـٰبًۭا٢٩
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
فَذُوقُوا۟فَلَننَّزِيدَكُمْإِلَّاعَذَابًا٣٠
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
إِنَّلِلْمُتَّقِينَمَفَازًا٣١
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
حَدَآئِقَوَأَعْنَـٰبًۭا٣٢
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
Gardens and grapevines
وَكَوَاعِبَأَتْرَابًۭا٣٣
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
And full-breasted [companions] of equal age
وَكَأْسًۭادِهَاقًۭا٣٤
Wa ka'san di haaqa
And a full cup.
لَّايَسْمَعُونَفِيهَالَغْوًۭاوَلَاكِذَّٰبًۭا٣٥
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
جَزَآءًۭمِّنرَّبِّكَعَطَآءًحِسَابًۭا٣٦
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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.
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.
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.
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!"
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.
This page provides the complete Surah An-Naba in Arabic Uthmani script, clear English transliteration for pronunciation guidance, Saheeh International English translation, and interactive word-by-word audio recitation.
The English name translation of Surah An-Naba is "The Announcement".
Surah An-Naba is a Meccan surah.
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