78. An-Naba

About what are they asking one another?

What are they asking each other about

What are they asking about

About the great news1 -

About the awesome tidings [of resurrection]

About the Great News

That over which they are in disagreement.

concerning which they are in disagreement

On which they disagree

No! They are going to know.

But they will soon come to know

Nay, they will soon come to know

Then, no! They are going to know.

Surely, they will soon find out the truth

Nay, again, they will soon come to know

Have We not made the earth a resting place?

Have We not spread the earth like a bed

Did We not make the earth a cradle for you

And the mountains as stakes?1

and raised the mountains like supporting poles

And the mountains as pegs

And We created you in pairs.

We created you in pairs

And We have created you in pairs

And made your sleep [a means for] rest

and gave you repose in sleep

And We have made sleep so that you can rest

And made the night as clothing1.

and the night as a cover

And We have made the night as a cloak

And made the day for livelihood.

and made the day for earning a livelihood

And made the day, life. ('Ma'ash' = Economy = Subsistence = All activities of life = The state of living)

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens].

We have built above you seven mighty heavens

And We have built above you seven Cosmic Systems

And made [therein] a burning lamp

and We have set therein a glowing lamp

And We have placed a Dazzling Lamp

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

From the rain clouds We send waters pouring down in abundance

And We send down from the rainy clouds abundant water

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation.

so that We may bring forth thereby grain and a variety of plants

Thereby to bring forth grain and plant

And gardens of entwined growth.

and gardens dense with foliage

And gardens of dense foliage

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

Surely, the Day of Judgement has an appointed time

Behold, the Day of Decision is a thing appointed

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

On that Day when the trumpet shall be sounded, you shall come in droves

A Day when the Trumpet is blown, and you come in throngs

And the heaven is opened and will become gateways.

and the heaven shall be opened, and become gates

When the gates of the sky are flung open. (Mankind learn about the high space)

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

and the mountains shall be made to vanish, as if they had been a mirage

And the 'great ones' lose power as if they were mirage. (20:105), (56:5), (

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

Surely, Hell lies in wait

Behold, Hell lurks in ambush

For the transgressors, a place of return,

a home for the transgressors

A home for the transgressors

In which they will remain for ages [unending].

where they shall remain for ages

They will abide in it for ages. (Hell is not forever. Allah's Grace comes to rescue the dwellers of the Hellfire (6:128), (11:107), (40:12). While the abode of Paradise is Eternal

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

and where they will taste neither coolness nor any drink

Therein they taste not coolness of comfort nor drink of satisfaction

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

save boiling water and a stinking fluid

Only burning anguish and ice-cold darkness

An appropriate recompense.1

a fitting requital

A befitting requital

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

for they never expected to be called to account

For, behold, they never hoped to be held accountable

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

and they rejected outright Our signs

And they called Our Messages false with an adamant denial

But all things We have enumerated in writing.

but We have recorded everything in a Book

But We place on Record everything

"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."1

[So We shall say], "Taste, then, [the fruit of your evil doings,] for now We shall bestow on you nothing but more and more suffering

So, now, taste nothing but increasing punishment

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment1 -

As for those who are mindful of God, they shall surely triumph

Behold, there is supreme fulfillment for those who walk aright

Gardens and grapevines.

theirs shall be gardens and vineyards

Beautiful gardens and vineyards

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age.

and young maidens of equal age

And splendid companions, well-matched

And a full cup.1

and overflowing cups

And a cup of delight overflowing

No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

There they shall not hear any idle talk, or any untruth

They shall hear no senseless talk, nor falsification therein

[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,1

all this will be a recompense, a gift, that will suffice them, from your Lord

Reward from your Lord, a generous gift

[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.1

the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, the most Gracious [and] none shall have it in their power to raise their voices to Him

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is in between them, the Beneficent. None has the power to lecture Him

The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] 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.

On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in ranks, no one will speak, except for those to whom the Lord of Mercy gives permission, and who will say only what is right

On the Day when the Divine Energy and the Universal forces stand forth in ranks, none will speak but he whom the Beneficent allows and say only what is right

That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.1

That Day is sure to come, so whoever wishes to, let him take the path that leads towards his Lord

That Day will be the Moment of Truth. So whoever wills, let him take the path that leads toward his Sustainer

Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth1 and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"

We have warned you of a chastisement which is near at hand, on the Day when man shall [clearly] see what his hands have sent ahead, and when he who has denied the truth shall say, "Oh, would that I were dust

Behold, We warn you of a retribution near at hand. A Day when every person will see what his own hands have sent forth. And when the denier of the Truth will say, "Oh, I wish I were mere dust