Surah An-Naba (78): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah An-Naba, verse by verse

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ﴿١﴾

'Amma Yatasaa-aloon

1 About what are they asking one another?

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٢﴾

'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem

2 About the great news -

ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿٣﴾

Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon

3 That over which they are in disagreement.

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾

Kallaa sa y'alamoon

4 No! They are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٥﴾

Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon

5 Then, no! They are going to know.

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا ﴿٦﴾

Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da

6 Have We not made the earth a resting place?

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا ﴿٧﴾

Wal jibaala au taada

7 And the mountains as stakes?

وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ﴿٨﴾

Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja

8 And We created you in pairs

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا ﴿٩﴾

Waja'alnan naumakum subata

9 And made your sleep [a means for] rest

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا ﴿١٠﴾

Waja'alnal laila libasa

10 And made the night as clothing

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا ﴿١١﴾

Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha

11 And made the day for livelihood

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا ﴿١٢﴾

Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada

12 And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا ﴿١٣﴾

Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja

13 And made [therein] a burning lamp

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا ﴿١٤﴾

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

14 And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا ﴿١٥﴾

Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata

15 That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا ﴿١٦﴾

Wa jan naatin alfafa

16 And gardens of entwined growth.

إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا ﴿١٧﴾

Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata

17 Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا ﴿١٨﴾

Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja

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

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا ﴿١٩﴾

Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba

19 And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا ﴿٢٠﴾

Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba

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

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا ﴿٢١﴾

Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada

21 Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا ﴿٢٢﴾

Lit taa gheena ma aaba

22 For the transgressors, a place of return,

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا ﴿٢٣﴾

Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba

23 In which they will remain for ages [unending].

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا ﴿٢٤﴾

Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba

24 They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا ﴿٢٥﴾

Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa

25 Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا ﴿٢٦﴾

Jazaa-aw wi faaqa

26 An appropriate recompense.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا ﴿٢٧﴾

Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba

27 Indeed, they were not expecting an account

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا ﴿٢٨﴾

Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba

28 And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا ﴿٢٩﴾

Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba

29 But all things We have enumerated in writing.

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا ﴿٣٠﴾

Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba

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

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ﴿٣١﴾

Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza

31 Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا ﴿٣٢﴾

Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba

32 Gardens and grapevines

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا ﴿٣٣﴾

Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba

33 And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا ﴿٣٤﴾

Wa ka'san di haaqa

34 And a full cup.

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا ﴿٣٥﴾

Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba

35 No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا ﴿٣٦﴾

Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba

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

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا ﴿٣٧﴾

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

37 [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 ﴿٣٨﴾

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

38 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 ﴿٣٩﴾

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

39 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 ﴿٤٠﴾

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

40 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!"

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.