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Surah 78 · Makkah · 40 verses · 173 words
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Surah An-Naba, “The Tidings”, is surah 78 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 40 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ١ ▶
عَمَّ ʿamma About what يَتَسَاءَلُونَ yatasāalūna are they asking one another
1. About what are they asking one another?
Roots in this verse: س أ ل
عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ ٢ ▶
عَنِ ʿani About النَّبَإِ l-naba-i the News الْعَظِيمِ l-ʿaẓīmi the Great
2. About the great news -
Roots in this verse: ن ب أ ع ظ م
الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ ٣ ▶
الَّذِي alladhī (About) which هُمْ hum they فِيهِ fīhi (are) concerning it مُخْتَلِفُونَ mukh'talifūna (in) disagreement
3. That over which they are in disagreement.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ف
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ٤ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay سَيَعْلَمُونَ sayaʿlamūna (soon) they will know
4. No! They are going to know.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ٥ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then كَلَّا kallā Nay سَيَعْلَمُونَ sayaʿlamūna (soon) they will know
5. Then, no! They are going to know.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا ٦ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Have not نَجْعَلِ najʿali We made الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth مِهَادًا mihādan a resting place
6. Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ر ض م ه د
وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا ٧ ▶
وَالْجِبَالَ wal-jibāla And the mountains أَوْتَادًا awtādan (as) pegs
7. And the mountains as stakes?
Roots in this verse: ج ب ل
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ٨ ▶
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ wakhalaqnākum And We created you أَزْوَاجًا azwājan (in) pairs
8. And We created you in pairs.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ز و ج
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا ٩ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made نَوْمَكُمْ nawmakum your sleep سُبَاتًا subātan (for) rest
9. And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا ١٠ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night لِبَاسًا libāsan (as) covering
10. And made the night as clothing.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ل ي ل ل ب س
وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا ١١ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made النَّهَارَ l-nahāra the day مَعَاشًا maʿāshan (for) livelihood
11. And made the day for livelihood.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ن ه ر
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا ١٢ ▶
وَبَنَيْنَا wabanaynā And We constructed فَوْقَكُمْ fawqakum over you سَبْعًا sabʿan seven شِدَادًا shidādan strong
12. And constructed above you seven strong [heavens].
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي ف و ق س ب ع ش د د
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا ١٣ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We placed سِرَاجًا sirājan a lamp وَهَّاجًا wahhājan burning
13. And made [therein] a burning lamp
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا ١٤ ▶
وَأَنزَلْنَا wa-anzalnā And We sent down مِنَ mina from الْمُعْصِرَاتِ l-muʿ'ṣirāti the rain clouds مَاءً māan water ثَجَّاجًا thajjājan pouring abundantly
14. And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل م و ه
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا ١٥ ▶
لِّنُخْرِجَ linukh'rija That We may bring forth بِهِ bihi thereby حَبًّا ḥabban grain وَنَبَاتًا wanabātan and vegetation
15. That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation.
Roots in this verse: خ ر ج ح ب ب ن ب ت
وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا ١٦ ▶
وَجَنَّاتٍ wajannātin And gardens أَلْفَافًا alfāfan (of) thick foliage
16. And gardens of entwined growth.
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا ١٧ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed يَوْمَ yawma (the) Day الْفَصْلِ l-faṣli (of) the Judgment كَانَ kāna is مِيقَاتًا mīqātan an appointed time
17. Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Roots in this verse: ي و م ف ص ل ك و ن و ق ت
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا ١٨ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يُنفَخُ yunfakhu (in which) shall be blown فِي fī in الصُّورِ l-ṣūri the trumpet فَتَأْتُونَ fatatūna and you will come forth أَفْوَاجًا afwājan (in) crowds
18. The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Roots in this verse: ي و م ن ف خ ص و ر أ ت ي
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا ١٩ ▶
وَفُتِحَتِ wafutiḥati And is opened السَّمَاءُ l-samāu the heaven فَكَانَتْ fakānat and becomes أَبْوَابًا abwāban gateways
19. And the heaven is opened and will become gateways.
Roots in this verse: ف ت ح س م و ك و ن ب و ب
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا ٢٠ ▶
وَسُيِّرَتِ wasuyyirati And are moved الْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains فَكَانَتْ fakānat and become سَرَابًا sarāban a mirage
20. And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Roots in this verse: س ي ر ج ب ل ك و ن
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا ٢١ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell كَانَتْ kānat is مِرْصَادًا mir'ṣādan lying in wait
21. Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Roots in this verse: ك و ن
لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا ٢٢ ▶
لِّلطَّاغِينَ lilṭṭāghīna For the transgressors مَآبًا maāban a place of return
22. For the transgressors, a place of return,
Roots in this verse: ط غ ي أ و ب
لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا ٢٣ ▶
لَّابِثِينَ lābithīna (They will) be remaining فِيهَا fīhā therein أَحْقَابًا aḥqāban (for) ages
23. In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Roots in this verse: ل ب ث
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا ٢٤ ▶
لَّا lā Not يَذُوقُونَ yadhūqūna they will taste فِيهَا fīhā therein بَرْدًا bardan coolness وَلَا walā and not شَرَابًا sharāban any drink
24. They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ش ر ب
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا ٢٥ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except حَمِيمًا ḥamīman scalding water وَغَسَّاقًا waghassāqan and purulence
25. Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Roots in this verse: ح م م
جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا ٢٦ ▶
جَزَاءً jazāan A recompense وِفَاقًا wifāqan appropriate
26. An appropriate recompense.
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا ٢٧ ▶
إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were لَا lā not يَرْجُونَ yarjūna expecting حِسَابًا ḥisāban an account
27. Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ر ج و ح س ب
وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا ٢٨ ▶
وَكَذَّبُوا wakadhabū And they denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs كِذَّابًا kidhāban (with) denial
28. And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب أ ي ي
وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا ٢٩ ▶
وَكُلَّ wakulla And every شَيْءٍ shayin thing أَحْصَيْنَاهُ aḥṣaynāhu We have enumerated it كِتَابًا kitāban (in) a Book
29. But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ش ي أ ح ص ي ك ت ب
فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا ٣٠ ▶
فَذُوقُوا fadhūqū So taste فَلَن falan and never نَّزِيدَكُمْ nazīdakum We will increase you إِلَّا illā except عَذَابًا ʿadhāban (in) punishment
30. "So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ز ي د ع ذ ب
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ٣١ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the righteous مَفَازًا mafāzan (is) success
31. Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Roots in this verse: و ق ي ف و ز
حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا ٣٢ ▶
حَدَائِقَ ḥadāiqa Gardens وَأَعْنَابًا wa-aʿnāban and grapevines
32. Gardens and grapevines.
Roots in this verse: ع ن ب
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا ٣٣ ▶
وَكَوَاعِبَ wakawāʿiba And splendid companions أَتْرَابًا atrāban well-matched
33. And full-breasted [companions] of equal age.
Roots in this verse: ت ر ب
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا ٣٤ ▶
وَكَأْسًا wakasan And a cup دِهَاقًا dihāqan full
34. And a full cup.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا ٣٥ ▶
لَّا lā Not يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna they will hear فِيهَا fīhā therein لَغْوًا laghwan any vain talk وَلَا walā and not كِذَّابًا kidhāban any falsehood
35. No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Roots in this verse: س م ع ل غ و ك ذ ب
جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا ٣٦ ▶
جَزَاءً jazāan (As) a reward مِّن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord عَطَاءً ʿaṭāan a gift حِسَابًا ḥisāban (according to) account
36. [As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي ر ب ب ع ط و ح س ب
رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا ٣٧ ▶
رَّبِّ rabbi Lord السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَمَا wamā and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between both of them الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni the Most Gracious لَا lā not يَمْلِكُونَ yamlikūna they have power مِنْهُ min'hu from Him خِطَابًا khiṭāban (to) address
37. [From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن ر ح م م ل ك خ ط ب
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا ٣٨ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يَقُومُ yaqūmu will stand الرُّوحُ l-rūḥu the Spirit وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ wal-malāikatu and the Angels صَفًّا ṣaffan (in) rows لَّا lā not يَتَكَلَّمُونَ yatakallamūna they will speak إِلَّا illā except مَنْ man (one) who أَذِنَ adhina permits لَهُ lahu [for] him الرَّحْمَٰنُ l-raḥmānu the Most Gracious وَقَالَ waqāla and he (will) say صَوَابًا ṣawāban (what is) correct
38. The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م ر و ح م ل ك ص ف ف ك ل م أ ذ ن ر ح م ق و ل ص و ب
ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا ٣٩ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That الْيَوْمُ l-yawmu (is) the Day الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the True فَمَن faman So whoever شَاءَ shāa wills اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha let him take إِلَىٰ ilā towards رَبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord مَآبًا maāban a return
39. That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ح ق ق ش ي أ أ خ ذ ر ب ب أ و ب
إِنَّا أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا ٤٠ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed We أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ andharnākum [We] have warned you عَذَابًا ʿadhāban (of) a punishment قَرِيبًا qarīban near يَوْمَ yawma (the) Day يَنظُرُ yanẓuru will see الْمَرْءُ l-maru the man مَا mā what قَدَّمَتْ qaddamat have sent forth يَدَاهُ yadāhu his hands وَيَقُولُ wayaqūlu and will say الْكَافِرُ l-kāfiru the disbeliever يَا لَيْتَنِي yālaytanī O I wish كُنتُ kuntu I were تُرَابًا turāban dust
40. Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Roots in this verse: ن ذ ر ع ذ ب ق ر ب ي و م ن ظ ر م ر أ ق د م ي د ي ق و ل ك ف ر ك و ن ت ر ب
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