An-Naba (النبأ)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
ABOUT WHAT do they [most often] ask one another?
عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
About the awesome tiding [of resurrection],
الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
on which they [so utterly] disagree.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
Nay, but in time they will come to understand [it]!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
And once again: Nay, but in time they will come to understand!
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
HAVE WE NOT made the earth a resting-place [for you],
وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
Wal jibaala au taada
and the mountains [its] pegs?
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
And We have created you in pairs;
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
and We have made your sleep [a symbol of] death
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
Waja'alnal laila libasa
and made the night [its] cloak
وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
and made the day [a symbol of] life.
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
And We have built above you seven firmaments,
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
and have placed [therein the sun,] a lamp full of blazing splendour.
وَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
And from the wind-driven clouds We send down waters pouring in abundance,
لِنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
so that We might bring forth thereby grain, and herbs,
وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Wa jan naatin alfafa
and gardens dense with follage.
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
VERILY, the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false] has indeed its appointed time:
يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
the Day when the trumpet [of resurrection] is sounded and you all come forward in multitudes;
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
and when the skies are opened and become [as wide-flung] gates;
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
and when the mountains are made to vanish as if they had been a mirage.
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
[On that Day,] verily, hell will lie in wait [for those who deny the truth] –
لِلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
a goal for all who are wont to transgress the bounds of what is right!
لَابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
In it shall they remain for a long time.
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
Neither coolness shall they taste therein nor any [thirst-quenching] drink –
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
only burning despair and ice-cold darkness:
جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
a meet requital [for their sins]!
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
Behold, they were not expecting to be called to account,
وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
having given the lie to Our messages one and all:
وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
but We have placed on record every single thing [of what they did].
فَذُوقُوا فَلَنْ نَزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
[And 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!"
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
[But,] verily for the God-conscious there is supreme fulfilment in store:
حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
luxuriant gardens and vinyards,
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
and splendid companions well matched,
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
Wa ka'san di haaqa
and a cup [of happiness] overflowing.
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
No empty talk will they hear in that [paradise], nor any lie.
جَزَاءً مِنْ رَبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
[All this will be] a reward from thy Sustainer, a gift in accordance with [His Own] reckoning –
رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba
[a reward from] the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Most Gracious! [And] none shall have it in their power to raise their voices unto Him
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba
on the Day when all [human] souls and all the angels will stand up in ranks: none will speak but he to whom the Most Gracious will have given leave; and [everyone] will say [only] what is right.
ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا
Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba
That will be the Day of Ultimate Truth: whoever wills, then, let him take the path that leads towards his Sustainer!
إِنَّا أَنْذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ تُرَابًا
In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba
Verily, We have warned you of suffering near at hand - [suffering] 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 mere dust...!"
Meaning
The Tidings
Ayas
40
Revelation
Meccan
Surah No
78
Surah An-Naba addresses the themes of the Day of Judgment, resurrection, and the fate of the disbelievers and the believers. Key themes include:
The Day of Resurrection: The Surah highlights the certainty and magnitude of the Day of Judgment, emphasizing the events that will unfold and the ultimate accountability for every soul.
The signs of Allah: It calls attention to the signs of Allah’s creation in the heavens, the earth, and the alternation of night and day as evidence of His power and control over the universe.
Reward and punishment: The Surah outlines the rewards for the believers who follow Allah’s guidance and the severe punishment for the disbelievers who deny the truth.
Reminder of the Afterlife: Surah An-Naba serves as a reminder of the inevitable resurrection and the accountability that every individual will face on the Day of Judgment.
Proof of Divine Power: It emphasizes the signs of Allah’s existence and power in the world around us, encouraging reflection on the natural world as evidence of His greatness.
Consequences of disbelief: The Surah highlights the fate of the disbelievers, urging people to heed the message of Islam before it is too late.
Strengthens faith in the reality of the afterlife and the coming of the Day of Judgment.
Encourages reflection on the signs of Allah’s creation and the wisdom behind it.
Spiritual protection: Reciting this Surah is believed to help protect the reciter from the consequences of disbelief and wrongdoing.
Reminder of the Day of Judgment:
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “Whoever recites Surah An-Naba will be protected from the terrors of the Day of Judgment.” (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Reflection on Allah’s signs:
Allah says in the Surah (78:6-7): “Have We not made the earth a resting place? And the mountains as pegs?” This emphasizes the importance of reflecting on the natural world and recognizing it as a sign of Allah’s power
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