Chapter 78 of the Quran

Surah An-Naba (The Tidings)

النبأ

Surah An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 40 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

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1. Ayah 1

   عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

   About what are they asking one another?

2. Ayah 2

   عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

   About the great news -

3. Ayah 3

   ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

   That over which they are in disagreement.

4. Ayah 4

   كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

   No! They are going to know.

5. Ayah 5

   ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

   Then, no! They are going to know.

6. Ayah 6

   أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًا

   Have We not made the earth a resting place?

7. Ayah 7

   وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

   And the mountains as stakes?

8. Ayah 8

   وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا

   And We created you in pairs.

9. Ayah 9

   وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

   And made your sleep [a means for] rest

10. Ayah 10

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

    And made the night as clothing.

11. Ayah 11

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

    And made the day for livelihood.

12. Ayah 12

    وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

    And constructed above you seven strong [heavens].

13. Ayah 13

    وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

    And made [therein] a burning lamp

14. Ayah 14

    وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا

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

15. Ayah 15

    لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

    That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation.

16. Ayah 16

    وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا

    And gardens of entwined growth.

17. Ayah 17

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَـٰتًا

    Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

18. Ayah 18

    يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

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

19. Ayah 19

    وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا

    And the heaven is opened and will become gateways.

20. Ayah 20

    وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

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

21. Ayah 21

    إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

    Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

22. Ayah 22

    لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

    For the transgressors, a place of return,

23. Ayah 23

    لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا

    In which they will remain for ages [unending].

24. Ayah 24

    لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

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

25. Ayah 25

    إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

    Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

26. Ayah 26

    جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

    An appropriate recompense.

27. Ayah 27

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

    Indeed, they were not expecting an account

28. Ayah 28

    وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

    And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

29. Ayah 29

    وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًا

    But all things We have enumerated in writing.

30. Ayah 30

    فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

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

31. Ayah 31

    إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

    Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

32. Ayah 32

    حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَـٰبًا

    Gardens and grapevines.

33. Ayah 33

    وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

    And full-breasted [companions] of equal age.

34. Ayah 34

    وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا

    And a full cup.

35. Ayah 35

    لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا

    No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

36. Ayah 36

    جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا

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

37. Ayah 37

    رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

    [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. Ayah 38

    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

    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.

39. Ayah 39

    ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

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

40. Ayah 40

    إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا

    Indeed, We have warned you of an impending 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!"