An-Naba 78:31

78:26
جَزَآءٗ
jazaan
A recompense
وِفَاقًا
wifaqan
appropriate
٢٦

a fitting requital

Translation 1260

78:27
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they
كَانُواْ
kanu
were
لَا
la
not
يَرۡجُونَ
yarjuna
expecting
حِسَابٗا
hisaban
an account
٢٧

for they did not fear a reckoning

Translation 1260

78:28
وَكَذَّبُواْ
wakadhabu
And they denied
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
Our Signs
كِذَّابٗا
kidhaban
(with) denial
٢٨

and they rejected Our messages as lies

Translation 1260

78:29
وَكُلَّ
wakulla
And every
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ
ahsaynahu
We have enumerated it
كِتَٰبٗا
kitaban
(in) a Book
٢٩

We have recorded everything in a Record

Translation 1260

78:30
فَذُوقُواْ
fadhuqu
So taste
فَلَن
falan
and never
نَّزِيدَكُمۡ
nazidakum
We will increase you
إِلَّا
illa
except
عَذَابًا
adhaban
(in) punishment
٣٠

‘Taste this: all you will get from Us is more torment.’

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78:31
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqina
for the righteous
مَفَازًا
mafazan
(is) success
٣١

For those who were aware of God there is supreme fulfilment

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78:32
حَدَآئِقَ
hadaiqa
Gardens
وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
wa-a'naban
and grapevines
٣٢

private gardens, vineyards

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78:33
وَكَوَاعِبَ
wakawa'iba
And splendid companions
أَتۡرَابٗا
atraban
well-matched
٣٣

nubile, well-matched companions

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78:34
وَكَأۡسٗا
wakasan
And a cup
دِهَاقٗا
dihaqan
full
٣٤

and an overflowing cup

Translation 1260

78:35
لَّا
la
Not
يَسۡمَعُونَ
yasma'una
they will hear
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
لَغۡوٗا
laghwan
any vain talk
وَلَا
wala
and not
كِذَّٰبٗا
kidhaban
any falsehood
٣٥

There they will hear no vain or lying talk

Translation 1260

78:36
جَزَآءٗ
jazaan
(As) a reward
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
عَطَآءً
ataan
a gift
حِسَابٗا
hisaban
(according to) account
٣٦

a reward from your Lord, a fitting gift

Translation 1260

78:37
رَّبِّ
rabbi
Lord
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
وَمَا
wama
and whatever
بَيۡنَهُمَا
baynahuma
(is) between both of them
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ
al-rahmani
the Most Gracious
لَا
la
not
يَمۡلِكُونَ
yamlikuna
they have power
مِنۡهُ
min'hu
from Him
خِطَابٗا
khitaban
(to) address
٣٧

from the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Lord of Mercy. They will have no authority from Him to speak

Translation 1260

78:38
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَقُومُ
yaqumu
will stand
ٱلرُّوحُ
al-ruhu
the Spirit
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
wal-malaikatu
and the Angels
صَفّٗاۖ
saffan
(in) rows
لَّا
la
not
يَتَكَلَّمُونَ
yatakallamuna
they will speak
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَنۡ
man
(one) who
أَذِنَ
adhina
permits
لَهُ
lahu
[for] him
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
وَقَالَ
waqala
and he (will) say
صَوَابٗا
sawaban
(what is) correct
٣٨

On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows, they will not speak except for those to whom the Lord of Mercy gives permission, who will say only what is right

Translation 1260

78:39
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
ٱلۡيَوۡمُ
al-yawmu
(is) the Day
ٱلۡحَقُّۖ
al-haqu
the True
فَمَن
faman
So whoever
شَآءَ
shaa
wills
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
let him take
إِلَىٰ
ila
towards
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
مَـَٔابًا
maaban
a return
٣٩

That is the Day of Truth. So whoever wishes to do so should take the path that leads to his Lord

Translation 1260

78:40
إِنَّآ
inna
Indeed We
أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ
andharnakum
[We] have warned you
عَذَابٗا
adhaban
(of) a punishment
قَرِيبٗا
qariban
near
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(the) Day
يَنظُرُ
yanzuru
will see
ٱلۡمَرۡءُ
al-maru
the man
مَا
ma
what
قَدَّمَتۡ
qaddamat
have sent forth
يَدَاهُ
yadahu
his hands
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqulu
and will say
ٱلۡكَافِرُ
al-kafiru
the disbeliever
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي
yalaytani
O I wish
كُنتُ
kuntu
I were
تُرَٰبَۢا
turaban
dust
٤٠

We have warned you of imminent torment, on the Day when every person will see what their own hands have sent ahead for them, when the disbeliever will say, ‘If only I were dust!’

Translation 1260