The Event
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Mercifulعَمَّ يَتَساءَلونَ
What are they questioning?1
Subject indexQuestioning
عَنِ النَّبَإِ العَظيمِ
The great event.1
Subject indexGreat › event
الَّذى هُم فيهِ مُختَلِفونَ
That is disputed by them.كَلّا سَيَعلَمونَ
Indeed, they will find out.ثُمَّ كَلّا سَيَعلَمونَ
Most assuredly, they will find out.أَلَم نَجعَلِ الأَرضَ مِهٰدًا
Did we not make the earth habitable?2
Subject indexNature › signs inSigns › of nature
وَالجِبالَ أَوتادًا
And the mountains stabilizers?وَخَلَقنٰكُم أَزوٰجًا
We created you as mates (for one another).4
Subject indexMalesMateNature › signs inSigns › of nature
وَجَعَلنا نَومَكُم سُباتًا
We created sleeping so you can rest.3
Subject indexNature › signs inSigns › of natureSleep
وَجَعَلنَا الَّيلَ لِباسًا
We made the night a cover.3
Subject indexNature › signs inNight › as a coverSigns › of nature
وَجَعَلنَا النَّهارَ مَعاشًا
And the day to seek provisions.وَبَنَينا فَوقَكُم سَبعًا شِدادًا
We built above you seven universes.وَجَعَلنا سِراجًا وَهّاجًا
We created a bright lamp.3
Subject indexLampsNature › signs inSigns › of nature
وَأَنزَلنا مِنَ المُعصِرٰتِ ماءً ثَجّاجًا
We send down from the clouds pouring water.لِنُخرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَباتًا
To produce with it grains and plants.5
وَجَنّٰتٍ أَلفافًا
And various orchards.إِنَّ يَومَ الفَصلِ كانَ ميقٰتًا
The Day of Decision is appointed.يَومَ يُنفَخُ فِى الصّورِ فَتَأتونَ أَفواجًا
The day the horn is blown, and you come in throngs.3
Subject indexDay of Judgement › describedHornThrongs
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّماءُ فَكانَت أَبوٰبًا
The heaven will be opened like gates.وَسُيِّرَتِ الجِبالُ فَكانَت سَرابًا
The mountains will be removed, as if they were a mirage.إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كانَت مِرصادًا
Gehenna is inevitable.لِلطّٰغينَ مَـٔابًا
For the transgressors; it will be their abode.لٰبِثينَ فيها أَحقابًا
They stay in it for ages.لا يَذوقونَ فيها بَردًا وَلا شَرابًا
They never taste in it coolness, nor a drink.إِلّا حَميمًا وَغَسّاقًا
Only an inferno, and bitter food.جَزاءً وِفاقًا
A just requital.إِنَّهُم كانوا لا يَرجونَ حِسابًا
They never expected to be held accountable.3
Subject indexAccountableDay of Judgement › describedReckoning
وَكَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا كِذّابًا
And utterly rejected our signs.2
Subject indexDay of Judgement › describedSigns › disbelieved
وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ أَحصَينٰهُ كِتٰبًا
We counted everything in a record.2
Subject indexDay of Judgement › describedRecord, of all things
فَذوقوا فَلَن نَزيدَكُم إِلّا عَذابًا
Suffer the consequences; we will only increase your retribution.إِنَّ لِلمُتَّقينَ مَفازًا
The righteous have deserved a reward.2
Subject indexDay of Judgement › describedRewards › from God
حَدائِقَ وَأَعنٰبًا
وَكَواعِبَ أَترابًا
Magnificent spouses.وَكَأسًا دِهاقًا
لا يَسمَعونَ فيها لَغوًا وَلا كِذّٰبًا
They will never hear in it any nonsense or lies.جَزاءً مِن رَبِّكَ عَطاءً حِسابًا
A reward from your Lord; a generous recompense.رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُمَا الرَّحمٰنِ ۖ لا يَملِكونَ مِنهُ خِطابًا
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. The Most Gracious. No one can abrogate His decisions.يَومَ يَقومُ الرّوحُ وَالمَلٰئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لا يَتَكَلَّمونَ إِلّا مَن أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحمٰنُ وَقالَ صَوابًا
The day will come when the Spirit and the angels will stand in a row. None will speak except those permitted by the Most Gracious, and they will utter only what is right.ذٰلِكَ اليَومُ الحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلىٰ رَبِّهِ مَـٔابًا
Such is the inevitable day. Whoever wills let him take refuge in his Lord.إِنّا أَنذَرنٰكُم عَذابًا قَريبًا يَومَ يَنظُرُ المَرءُ ما قَدَّمَت يَداهُ وَيَقولُ الكافِرُ يٰلَيتَنى كُنتُ تُرٰبًا
We have sufficiently warned you about an imminent retribution. That is the day when everyone will examine what his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish I were dust."