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Translation of the meanings Surah: An-Naba’   Ayah:
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An-Naba’

Ayah: 1

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
1. What are they (the pagans) asking one another?
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Ayah: 2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
2. About the momentous News1?
1. The Day of Resurrection and the Qur'an.
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Ayah: 3

ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
3. over which they are in disagreement?
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Ayah: 4

كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
4. No! They are going to know,
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Ayah: 5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
5. Then, no! They are going to know.
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Ayah: 6

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا
6. Have We not made the earth as a cradle?
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Ayah: 7

وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا
7. And the mountains as pegs?
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Ayah: 8

وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا
8. And We created you in pairs,
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Ayah: 9

وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتٗا
9. And We made your sleep for rest,
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Ayah: 10

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ لِبَاسٗا
10. And We made the night as a covering,
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Ayah: 11

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا
11. And We made the day for livelihood.
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Ayah: 12

وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا
12. And We constructed above you seven strong (heavens, one above the other),
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Ayah: 13

وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا
13. And We made (the sun) a glowing lamp,
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Ayah: 14

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا
14. And We sent down from the rainclouds water pouring forth abundantly -
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Ayah: 15

لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا
15. That We may bring out thereby grain and vegetation,
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Ayah: 16

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا
16. And dense orchards?
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Ayah: 17

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا
17. Indeed, the Day of Decision has been appointed time -
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Ayah: 18

يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا
18. The Day the trumpet is blown2, then you will come forth in multitudes,
2. For the second time, causing all to rise from the dead for resurrection.
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Ayah: 19

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا
19. and the heaven will be opened up and will become gateways,
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Ayah: 20

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا
20. and the mountains will be set in motion, so it becomes a mirage.
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Ayah: 21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا
21. Indeed, Gehinnom 'Hell' has been lying in wait,
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Ayah: 22

لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا
22. A resort for the transgressors.
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Ayah: 23

لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا
23. They will abide therein for ages.
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Ayah: 24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا
24. They will neither taste therein any coolness nor any drink,
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Ayah: 25

إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا
25. Except scalding water and [foul] purulence,
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Ayah: 26

جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا
26. A recompense proportional (for their deeds).
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Ayah: 27

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا
27. Indeed, they used not expecting a Reckoning,
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Ayah: 28

وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا
28. And denied Our verses (of the Qur'an) a complete denial.
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Ayah: 29

وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا
29. And everything (of what they did) We have enumerated in writing.
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Ayah: 30

فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
30. So taste (the results of your evil actions), for We shall never increase you (O deniers) except in torment.
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Ayah: 31

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
31. Indeed, for the righteous is attainment3,
3. I.e., safety from Hell and an entry to Paradise.
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Ayah: 32

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
32. orchards and grapevines,
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Ayah: 33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا
33. And full-breasted maidens of equal age,
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Ayah: 34

وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا
34. And a cup full (of pure wine).
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Ayah: 35

لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّٰبٗا
35. They will not hear therein (in the Paradise) any vain words nor lying -
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Ayah: 36

جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا
36.   A Reward from your Lord, a Gift, (amply sufficient by) calculation.
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Ayah: 37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا
37. Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Most Compassionate (Allāh). They possess not from Him [authority to] address Him.
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Ayah: 38

يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا
38. On the Day the (holy) spirit (i.e., Gabriel) and the angels will stand in rows; they will not speak (before Him) except he whom 'Allāh' the Most Compassionate permits, and who speaks right.
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Ayah: 39

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
39. That is the True Day! So whoever wills, may take now a way back to his Lord 'Allāh'4.
4. By obeying Him in this world.
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Ayah: 40

إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا
40. Surely, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see what (good or evil deeds) his two hands have done, and the disbeliever will say: "Woe to me, would that I were mere dust!"
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Translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an into the English language, translated by Abdullah Hasan Jacob.

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