Surah An-Naba (النبإ) — The Tidings

1. Ayah 1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

   What are they asking one another about

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2. Ayah 2

   عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

   About the momentous news

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3. Ayah 3

   ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ

   over which they disagree

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4. Ayah 4

   كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

   But no! They will come to know

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5. Ayah 5

   ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ

   Again, no! They will come to know

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6. Ayah 6

   أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا

   Have We not smoothed out the earth ˹like a bed˺

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7. Ayah 7

   وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا

   and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs

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8. Ayah 8

   وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا

   and created you in pairs

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9. Ayah 9

   وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

   and made your sleep for rest

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10. Ayah 10

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

    and made the night as a cover

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11. Ayah 11

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

    and made the day for livelihood

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12. Ayah 12

    وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا

    and built above you seven mighty ˹heavens˺

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13. Ayah 13

    وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا

    and placed ˹in them˺ a shining lamp

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14. Ayah 14

    وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا

    and sent down from rainclouds pouring water

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15. Ayah 15

    لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

    producing by it grain and ˹various˺ plants

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16. Ayah 16

    وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا

    and dense orchards

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17. Ayah 17

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا

    Indeed, the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is an appointed time—

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18. Ayah 18

    يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

    ˹it is˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and you will ˹all˺ come forth in crowds

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19. Ayah 19

    وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا

    The sky will be ˹split˺ open, becoming ˹many˺ gates

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20. Ayah 20

    وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا

    and the mountains will be blown away, becoming ˹like˺ a mirage

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21. Ayah 21

    إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا

    Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush

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22. Ayah 22

    لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا

    as a home for the transgressors

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23. Ayah 23

    لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا

    where they will remain for ˹endless˺ ages

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24. Ayah 24

    لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا

    There they will not taste any coolness or drink

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25. Ayah 25

    إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا

    except boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus—

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26. Ayah 26

    جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

    a fitting reward

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27. Ayah 27

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

    For they never expected any reckoning

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28. Ayah 28

    وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

    and totally rejected Our signs

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29. Ayah 29

    وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا

    And We have everything recorded precisely

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30. Ayah 30

    فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

    ˹So the deniers will be told,˺ “Taste ˹the punishment˺, for all you will get from Us is more torment.”

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31. Ayah 31

    إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

    Indeed, the righteous will have salvation—

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32. Ayah 32

    حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا

    Gardens, vineyards

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33. Ayah 33

    وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا

    and full-bosomed maidens of equal age

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34. Ayah 34

    وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا

    and full cups ˹of pure wine˺

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35. Ayah 35

    لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا

    never to hear any idle talk or lying therein—

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36. Ayah 36

    جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا

    a ˹fitting˺ reward as a generous gift from your Lord

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37. Ayah 37

    رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

    the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Most Compassionate. No one will dare speak to Him

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38. Ayah 38

    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

    on the Day the ˹holy˺ spirit and the angels will stand in ranks. None will talk, except those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are true

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39. Ayah 39

    ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

    That Day is the ˹ultimate˺ truth. So let whoever wills take the path leading back to their Lord

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40. Ayah 40

    إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا

    Indeed, We have warned you of an imminent punishment—the Day every person will see ˹the consequences of˺ what their hands have done, and the disbelievers will cry, “I wish I were dust.”

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.