Surah An-Naba
سورة النبإ
The Announcement
Surah 78 · 40 Ayahs
What Is Surah An-Naba?
Surah An-Naba is Surah 78 of the Quran. It contains 40 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.
- 1
Ayah 1
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Meaning
About what are they asking each other?
- 2
Ayah 2
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Meaning
About the Great Event
- 3
Ayah 3
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Meaning
in which they dispute!
- 4
Ayah 4
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Meaning
Indeed they will soon know.
- 5
Ayah 5
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Meaning
Again, indeed they will soon know.
- 6
Ayah 6
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًا
Meaning
Did We not make the earth a floor,
- 7
Ayah 7
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
Meaning
and the mountains bulwarks?
- 8
Ayah 8
وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
Meaning
And We have created you in pairs,
- 9
Ayah 9
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
Meaning
and made your sleep a source of rest,
- 10
Ayah 10
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
Meaning
and made the night a covering,
- 11
Ayah 11
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Meaning
and made the day a source of livelihood.
- 12
Ayah 12
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
Meaning
And We have built seven strong (skies),
- 13
Ayah 13
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Meaning
and created a luminous lamp (the sun).
- 14
Ayah 14
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Meaning
And We have sent down abundant water from the rain-laden clouds,
- 15
Ayah 15
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
Meaning
so that We bring out therewith grain and vegetation,
- 16
Ayah 16
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Meaning
and thick gardens.
- 17
Ayah 17
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَـٰتًا
Meaning
Surely the Day of Decision is an appointed time,
- 18
Ayah 18
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
Meaning
a day when the trumpet will be blown, so you will come in multitudes,
- 19
Ayah 19
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
Meaning
and the sky will be opened, so it will become as gates,
- 20
Ayah 20
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Meaning
and the mountains will be set in motion, so they will be as mirage.
- 21
Ayah 21
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Meaning
Surely Jahannam (the Hell) lurks in ambush.
- 22
Ayah 22
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
Meaning
(It is) abode for the rebellious people
- 23
Ayah 23
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Meaning
who will be abiding in it for ages.
- 24
Ayah 24
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Meaning
They will taste nothing cool in it, nor a drink,
- 25
Ayah 25
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Meaning
except boiling water and pus,
- 26
Ayah 26
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Meaning
this being a punishment, fully commensurate (with their deeds).
- 27
Ayah 27
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Meaning
They did not expect (to face) accounting (of their deeds),
- 28
Ayah 28
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Meaning
and they rejected Our signs totally.
- 29
Ayah 29
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًا
Meaning
And everything (from their deeds) is thoroughly recorded by Us in writing.
- 30
Ayah 30
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Meaning
“So now taste! We will add nothing to you but torment.”
- 31
Ayah 31
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Meaning
Of course, the God-fearing will have great achievement,
- 32
Ayah 32
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَـٰبًا
Meaning
-gardens and grapes,
- 33
Ayah 33
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
Meaning
and buxom maidens of matching age,
- 34
Ayah 34
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
Meaning
and goblets filled up to the brim.
- 35
Ayah 35
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Meaning
They will not hear any vain talk therein, nor lies,
- 36
Ayah 36
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
Meaning
this being a reward from their Lord, a well calculated grant,
- 37
Ayah 37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
Meaning
(from) the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the All-Merciful. No one will have power to address Him,
- 38
Ayah 38
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
Meaning
on the Day when the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows. They will not speak, except the one who is permitted by the RaHmān (the All-Merciful Allah) and speaks aright.
- 39
Ayah 39
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Meaning
That is the Day that is sure to come. So whoever so wishes may take refuge with his Lord.
- 40
Ayah 40
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
Meaning
We have warned you of an approaching torment (that will be inflicted) on a day when one will see what his hands have sent ahead, and the disbeliever will say, “O would that I had turned into dust.”
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