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عَمَّ يَتَسَاۤءَلُوْنَۚ

'amma yatasā`alụn

OFFSET WHATAREtheyaskingoneanother?

عَنِ النَّبَاِ الْعَظِيْمِۙ

'anin-naba`il-'aẓīm

(Isit)ofthegreatannouncement

الَّذِيْ هُمْ فِيْهِ مُخْتَلِفُوْنَۗ

allażī hum fīhi mukhtalifụn

Aboutwhichtheyhavebeendiffering?

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُوْنَۙ

kallā saya'lamụn

Indeedtheywillcometoknowsoon;

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُوْنَ

ṡumma kallā saya'lamụn

Theywillindeedcometoknowsoon.

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْاَرْضَ مِهٰدًاۙ

a lam naj'alil-arḍa mihādā

DidWenotmaketheearthaspreading

وَّالْجِبَالَ اَوْتَادًاۖ

wal-jibāla autādā

Themountainstent-pins?

وَّخَلَقْنٰكُمْ اَزْوَاجًاۙ

wa khalaqnākum azwājā

Wecreatedyouinpairs

وَّجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًاۙ

wa ja'alnā naumakum subātā

Andmadesleepforyoutorest

وَّجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِبَاسًاۙ

wa ja'alnal-laila libāsā

Thenightacovering

وَّجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًاۚ

wa ja'alnan-nahāra ma'āsyā

Andthedayforseekinglivelihood.

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًاۙ

wa banainā fauqakum sab'an syidādā

Weraisedoveryouseveralsecure(skies)

وَّجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَّهَّاجًاۖ

wa ja'alnā sirājaw wahhājā

Andplacedalampthereinbrightlyburning.

وَّاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرٰتِ مَاۤءً ثَجَّاجًاۙ

wa anzalnā minal-mu'ṣirāti mā`an ṡajjājā

AndWesentdownrainfromwater-ladencloudspouringintorrents

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهٖ حَبًّا وَّنَبَاتًاۙ

linukhrija bihī ḥabbaw wa nabātā

ThatWemayproducefromitgrainandvegetation

وَّجَنّٰتٍ اَلْفَافًاۗ

wa jannātin alfāfā

Andorchardsfulloftreesandinterlacingboughs.

اِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيْقَاتًاۙ

inna yaumal-faṣli kāna mīqātā

SurelyatimeisfixedfortheDayofJudgement.

يَّوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِى الصُّوْرِ فَتَأْتُوْنَ اَفْوَاجًاۙ

yauma yunfakhu fiṣ-ṣụri fa ta`tụna afwājā

Thedaythetrumpetblastissoundedyouwillcomeinhordes;

وَّفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاۤءُ فَكَانَتْ اَبْوَابًاۙ

wa futiḥatis-samā`u fa kānat abwābā

Theheavenswillbeopenedwideandturnintosomanydoors

وَّسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًاۗ

wa suyyiratil-jibālu fa kānat sarābā

Themountainsputinmotionturningintoamirage.

اِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًاۙ

inna jahannama kānat mirṣādā

CertainlyHellliesinwait

لِّلطّٰغِيْنَ مَاٰبًاۙ

liṭ-ṭāgīna ma`ābā

Therebels´abode

لّٰبِثِيْنَ فِيْهَآ اَحْقَابًاۚ

lābiṡīna fīhā aḥqābā

Wheretheywillremainforaeons

لَا يَذُوْقُوْنَ فِيْهَا بَرْدًا وَّلَا شَرَابًاۙ

lā yażụqụna fīhā bardaw wa lā syarābā

Findingneithersleepnoranythingtodrink

اِلَّا حَمِيْمًا وَّغَسَّاقًاۙ

illā ḥamīmaw wa gassāqā

Exceptboilingwaterandbenumbingcold:

جَزَاۤءً وِّفَاقًاۗ

jazā`aw wifāqā

Afittingreward.

اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا لَا يَرْجُوْنَ حِسَابًاۙ

innahum kānụ lā yarjụna ḥisābā

Theywerethosewhodidnotexpectareckoning

وَّكَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا كِذَّابًاۗ

wa każżabụ bi`āyātinā kiżżābā

AndrejectedOursignsaslies.

وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ اَحْصَيْنٰهُ كِتٰبًاۙ

wa kulla syai`in aḥṣaināhu kitābā

Wehavekeptaccountofeverythinginabook.

فَذُوْقُوْا فَلَنْ نَّزِيْدَكُمْ اِلَّا عَذَابًا

fa żụqụ fa lan nazīdakum illā 'ażābā

Sotaste(thefruitofwhatyousowed)forWeshalladdnothingbuttorment

اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ مَفَازًاۙ

inna lil-muttaqīna mafāzā

Asforthosewhopreservethemselvesfromevilandfollowthestraightpaththereisattainmentforthem:

حَدَاۤىِٕقَ وَاَعْنَابًاۙ

ḥadā`iqa wa a'nābā

Orchardsandvineyards

وَّكَوَاعِبَ اَتْرَابًاۙ

wa kawā'iba atrābā

Andgracefulmaidensofthesameage

وَّكَأْسًا دِهَاقًاۗ

wa ka`san dihāqā

Andflasksfullandflowing.

لَا يَسْمَعُوْنَ فِيْهَا لَغْوًا وَّلَا كِذَّابًا

lā yasma'ụna fīhā lagwaw wa lā kiżżābā

Theywillhearnoblasphemiesthereordisavowals:

جَزَاۤءً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ عَطَاۤءً حِسَابًاۙ

jazā`am mir rabbika 'aṭā`an ḥisābā

ArecompensefromyourLordasufficientgift

رَّبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًاۚ

rabbis-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa mā bainahumar-raḥmāni lā yamlikụna min-hu khiṭābā

TheLordoftheheavensandtheearthandallthatliesbetweenthemmostbenevolenttowhomnonemaydareaddressaword.

يَوْمَ يَقُوْمُ الرُّوْحُ وَالْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ صَفًّاۙ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُوْنَ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

yauma yaqụmur-rụḥu wal-malā`ikatu ṣaffal lā yatakallamụna illā man ażina lahur-raḥmānu wa qāla ṣawābā

ThedaytheSpirittakesitsstandwiththeangelsrangedinrows.NonewillspeakexceptwhoispermittedbyAr-Rahmanandsayswhatisright.

ذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّۚ فَمَنْ شَاۤءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰى رَبِّهٖ مَاٰبًا

żālikal-yaumul-ḥaqq, fa man syā`attakhaża ilā rabbihī ma`ābā

Thatdayiscertain.SowhosoeverlikesmayprepareawaytohisLord.

اِنَّآ اَنْذَرْنٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيْبًا ەۙ يَّوْمَ يَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُوْلُ الْكٰفِرُ يٰلَيْتَنِيْ كُنْتُ تُرَابًا

innā anżarnākum 'ażābang qarībay yauma yanẓurul-mar`u mā qaddamat yadāhu wa yaqụlul-kāfiru yā laitanī kuntu turābā

Wehaveindeedwarnedyouofacalamitynearathandadaywhenmanwillseewhathehadsent(ofhisdeeds)aheadandtheunbelieverwillsay:"Woealas.AhwouldthatIweredust!"