SURAH NABA

AMMA YATA SAA ALOON

ABOUT WHAT ARE THEY ASKING ONE ANOTHER

ANIN NABA IL AZEEM

ABOUT THE GREAT NEWS

ALAZEE HUM FEE HEE MUKHTALIFUN

THAT OVER WHICH THEY ARE IN DISAGREEMENT

KALA SAYA LAMOON

NO! THEY ARE GOING TO KNOW

THUMA KALA SAYA LAMOON

THEN NO! THEY ARE GOING TO KNOW

ALAM NAJA ALIL ARDA MIHADA

HAVE WE NOT MADE THE EARTH A RESTING PLACE?

WALJIBALA AW TA'DA

AND THE MOUNTAIN AS STAKES?

WA KHALAQANA KUM AZWAJA

AND WE CREATED YOU IN PAIRS

WAJALNA NAWMA KUM SUBATA

AND MADE YOUR SLEEP (A MEANS FOR) REST

WAJALNA LAYLA LIBASA

AND MADE THE NIGHT AS CLOTHING

WAJALNA NAHARA MA'ASHA

AND MADE THE DAY FOR LIVELIHOOD

WABANAYNA FAWKAKUM SAB'AN SHIDADA

AND CONSTRUCTED AGAINST YOU SEVEN STRONG SKIES

WAJALNA SEERA JAW WAHAJA

AND MADE THEREIN A BURNING LAMP

WA'ANZALNA MINAL MUSIRATI MA ANTHAJAJA

AND SEND DOWN FROM THE RAIN CLOUDS,POURING WATER

LINUKHRI JABIHI HABAW WANABATA

THAT WE MAY BRING FORTH THEREBY GRAIN AND VEGETATION

WAJANA TIN ALFAFA

AND GARDENS OF ENTWINED GROWTH

INA YAWMAL FASLI KANA MIQATA

INDEED THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS AN APPOINTED TIME

YAMAYUN FAKHU FISURI FA TA'TUNA AFWAJA

THE DAY THE HORN IS BLOWN YOU WILL COME FORTH IN MULTITUDES

WAFUTI HATISAMAA UFAKANAT ABWABA

AND THE SKY IS OPENED AND WILL BECOME GATEWAYS

WA SUYIRATIL JIBALU FAKANAT SARABA

AND THE MOUNTAINS ARE REMOVED AND WILL BE (BUT) A MIRAGE

INNA JAHANAMA KANAT MIRSADA

INDEED,HELL HAS BEEN LYING IN WAIT

LITAGHEENA MA'ABA

FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS,A PLACE OF RETURN

LABITHEENA FEE HAA AHQABA

IN WHICH THEY WILL REMAIN FOR AGES (UNENDING)

LAYAZUQUNA FEE HAA BARDAW WALA SHARABA

THEY WILL NOT TASTE THEREIN ANY COOLNESS OR DRINK

ILA HAMEEMAW WA GHASAQA

EXCEPT SCALDING WATER AND (FOUL) PURULENCE

JAZAA AWEEFAQA

AN APPROPRIATE RECOMPENSE

INAHUM KANU LA YARJUWNA HISABA

INDEED THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING AN ACCOUNT

WAKAZABU BI'AYATINA KIZABA

AND DENIED OUR VERSES WITH (EMPATHETIC) DENIAL

WA KULA SHAYIN AHSAYNAHU KITABA

BUT ALL THINGS WE HAVE ENUMERATED IN WRITING

FA ZUQU FALAN NAZEEDA KUM ILA AZAABA

SO TASTE (THE PENALTY),AND NEVER WILL WE INCREASE YOU EXCEPT IN TORMENT

INA LIL MUTAKINA MAFAZAA

INDEED FOR THE RIGHTEOUS IS ATTAINMENT

HADAA IKA WA'ANABA

GARDENS AND GRAPEVINES

WA KAWA IBA ATRABA

AND (FULL BREASTED) COMPANIONS OF EQUAL AGE

WA KA'SAN DIHAQA

AND A FULL CUP

LA YASMAOONA FEHAA LAGHWAW WA LA KIZABA

NO ILL SPEECH WILL THEY HEAR THEREIN OR ANY FALSEHOOD

JAZAA AMIRABIKA ATAA AN HISABA

(AS) REWARD FROM YOUR LORD,(A GENEROUS) GIFT(MADE DUE BY) ACCOUNT

RABISAMA WATI WALARDI WAMA BAYNAHU MARAHMANI LAYAMLIKUNA MINHU KHITABA

(FROM) THE LORD OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AND WHATEVER IS BETWEEN THEM,THE MOST MERCIFUL.THEY POSSES NOT FROM HIM (AUTHORITY FOR) SPEECH

YAWMA YAQUMU RUHU WALMALAA IKATI SAFA LAYATA KALAMUNA ILA MAN AZEENA LAHURAMANO WAQALA SAWABA

THE DAY THAT THE SPIRIT 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

ZAA LIKA YAWMUL HAQ FAMAN SHAA ATAKHA ZAILA RABIHI MA'ABA

THAT IS THE TRUE DAY,SO HE WHO WILLS MAY TAKE TO HIS LORD A (WAY OF) RETURN.

INA ANZARNA KUM AZAABAN KARIBAY YAWMA YANZURUL MARU MA QADAMAT YADAHU WA YAQULUL KAFIR YAALAYTANI KUM TUTU RABA

INDEED,WE HAVE WARNED YOU OF A NEAR PUNISHMENT ON THE DAY WHEN A MAN WILL OBSERVE WHAT HIS HANDS HAVE PUT FORTH AND THE DISBELIEVER WILL SAY, "O I WISH THAT I WERE DUST!"