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سُورَةُ النَّبَأِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٤٠

Surah An-Naba English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–5

5 verses

An-Naba 1

An-Naba 2

An-Naba 3

An-Naba 4

An-Naba 5

عَمَّ يَتَسَٓاءَلُونَۚ ۝١ عَنِ النَّبَاِ الْعَظ۪يمِۙ ۝٢ اَلَّذ۪ي هُمْ ف۪يهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَۜ ۝٣ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَۙ ۝٤ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ۝٥

Mushaf

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1Amme yetesâelûn.

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2Ani-nnebei-lʿażîm.

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3Elleẕî hüm fîhi muḫtelifûn.

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4Kellâ seyaʿlemûn.

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5Ŝümme kellâ seyaʿlemûn.

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1What is it that they keep asking one another about?

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2About the great news (the Quran)?

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3Yet they hold differing views about it (the Quran).

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4Very soon they will come to know this truth.

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5Yes, one day they will truly come to know it.

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Verses 6–16

11 verses

An-Naba 6

An-Naba 7

An-Naba 8

An-Naba 9

An-Naba 10

An-Naba 11

An-Naba 12

An-Naba 13

An-Naba 14

An-Naba 15

An-Naba 16

اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْاَرْضَ مِهَادًاۙ ۝٦ وَالْجِبَالَ اَوْتَادًاۖ ۝٧ وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ اَزْوَاجًاۙ ۝٨ وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًاۙ ۝٩ وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِبَاسًاۙ ۝١٠ وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًاۖ ۝١١ وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًاۙ ۝١٢ وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًاۖ ۝١٣ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَٓاءً ثَجَّاجًاۙ ۝١٤ لِنُخْرِجَ بِه۪ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًاۙ ۝١٥ وَجَنَّاتٍ اَلْفَافًاۜ ۝١٦

Mushaf

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6Elem necʿali-lʾarḍa mihâdâ.

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7Velcibâle evtâdâ.

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8Veḫalaḳnâküm ezvâcâ.

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9Veceʿalnâ nevmeküm sübâtâ.

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10Veceʿalne-lleyle libâsâ.

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11Veceʿalne-nnehâra meʿâşâ.

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12Vebeneynâ fevḳaküm sebʿan şidâdâ.

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13Veceʿalnâ sirâcev vehhâcâ.

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14Veenzelnâ mine-lmüʿṣirâti mâen ŝeccâcâ.

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15Linuḫrice bihî ḥabbev venebâtâ.

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16Vecennâtin elfâfâ.

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6Have We not made the earth a dwelling place for you?

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7And driven in the mountains like pegs?

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8And created you in pairs?

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9And made sleep a means of rest for you?

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10And made the night a covering over you?

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11And made the day a time for earning a living?

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12And built above you seven firmly constructed heavens, one above another?

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13And hung the sun there as a lamp shedding light?

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14And sent down pouring water from the rain-laden clouds?

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15And grown grain and plants with this rain?

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16And brought into being lush gardens of intertwining plants?

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Verses 17–30

14 verses

An-Naba 17

An-Naba 18

An-Naba 19

An-Naba 20

An-Naba 21

An-Naba 22

An-Naba 23

An-Naba 24

An-Naba 25

An-Naba 26

An-Naba 27

An-Naba 28

An-Naba 29

An-Naba 30

اِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ م۪يقَاتًاۙ ۝١٧ يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَاْتُونَ اَفْوَاجًاۙ ۝١٨ وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَٓاءُ فَكَانَتْ اَبْوَابًاۙ ۝١٩ وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًاۜ ۝٢٠ اِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًاۙ ۝٢١ لِلطَّاغ۪ينَ مَاٰبًاۙ ۝٢٢ لَابِث۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اَحْقَابًاۚ ۝٢٣ لَا يَذُوقُونَ ف۪يهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًاۙ ۝٢٤ اِلَّا حَم۪يمًا وَغَسَّاقًاۙ ۝٢٥ جَزَٓاءً وِفَاقًا ۝٢٦ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًاۙ ۝٢٧ وَكَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًاۜ ۝٢٨ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ اَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا ۝٢٩ فَذُوقُوا فَلَنْ نَز۪يدَكُمْ اِلَّا عَذَابًا۟ ۝٣٠

Mushaf

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17İnne yevme-lfaṣli kâne mîḳâtâ.

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18Yevme yünfeḫu fi-ṣṣûri feteʾtûne efvâcâ.

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19Vefütiḥati-ssemâü fekânet ebvâbâ.

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20Vesüyyirati-lcibâlü fekânet serâbâ.

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21İnne cehenneme kânet mirṣâdâ.

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22Liṭṭâgîne meâbâ.

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23Lâbiŝîne fîhâ aḥḳâbâ.

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24Lâ yeẕûḳûne fîhâ berdev velâ şerâbâ.

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25İllâ ḥamîmev vegassâḳâ.

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26Cezâev vifâḳâ.

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27İnnehüm kânû lâ yercûne ḥisâbâ.

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28Vekeẕẕebû biâyâtinâ kiẕẕâbâ.

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29Vekülle şeyʾin aḥṣaynâhü kitâbâ.

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30Feẕûḳû felen nezîdeküm illâ ʿaẕâbâ.

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17Have no doubt that the time of the Day of Separation has been set too.

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18On that day the Trumpet (Sur) will be blown, and you will come before Allah in throngs.

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19On that day the sky will be split open, and gateways will form in it.

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20The mountains will be set in motion and become a mirage.

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21Then Hell will begin to lie in wait.

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22It will be the final destination of the insolent.

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23There they will remain for ages upon ages.

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24There they will find neither coolness nor anything to drink.

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25The only thing they will taste is boiling water and pus.

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26A punishment that fits them exactly!

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27For they took no account of the trial in Allah's presence.

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28They attacked Our verses with all their might.

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29But We were recording everything, one by one.

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30Now taste this punishment! All We will do is increase your punishment.

Verses 31–36

6 verses

An-Naba 31

An-Naba 32

An-Naba 33

An-Naba 34

An-Naba 35

An-Naba 36

اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّق۪ينَ مَفَازًاۙ ۝٣١ حَدَٓائِقَ وَاَعْنَابًاۙ ۝٣٢ وَكَوَاعِبَ اَتْرَابًاۙ ۝٣٣ وَكَاْسًا دِهَاقًاۜ ۝٣٤ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ف۪يهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًاۚ ۝٣٥ جَزَٓاءً مِنْ رَبِّكَ عَطَٓاءً حِسَابًاۙ ۝٣٦

Mushaf

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31İnne lilmütteḳîne mefâzâ.

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32Ḥadâiḳa veaʿnâbâ.

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33Vekevâʿibe etrâbâ.

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34Vekeʾsen dihâḳâ.

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35Lâ yesmeʿûne fîhâ lagvev velâ kiẕẕâbâ.

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36Cezâem mir rabbike ʿaṭâen ḥisâbâ.

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31As for those who guard themselves against defying Allah, an abode of happiness awaits them:

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32lush green gardens and vineyards,

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33fresh fruits newly in bud,

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34brimming cups.

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35There they will hear neither idle talk nor any word of falsehood,

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36as a reward generously bestowed by your Lord,

Verses 37–39

3 verses

An-Naba 37

An-Naba 38

An-Naba 39

رَبِّ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاۙ الرَّحْمٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًاۙ ۝٣٧ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّاۜ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا ۝٣٨ ذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّۚ فَمَنْ شَٓاءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰى رَبِّه۪ مَاٰبًا ۝٣٩

Mushaf

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37Rabbi-ssemâvâti velʾarḍi vemâ beynehüme-rraḥmâni lâ yemlikûne minhü ḫiṭâbâ.

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38Yevme yeḳûmü-rrûḥu velmelâiketü ṣaffâ. lâ yetekellemûne illâ men eẕine lehü-rraḥmânü veḳâle ṣavâbâ.

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39Ẕâlike-lyevmü-lḥaḳḳ. femen şâe-tteḫaẕe ilâ rabbihî meâbâ.

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37the Most Merciful (ar-Rahman), the Lord of the heavens, the earth, and all that lies between them. In His presence no one will dare to speak.

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38Yes, on that day the Spirit and the other angels will stand in rows before Him; only those to whom the Most Merciful gives leave may speak, on condition that they speak the truth.

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39This is a day whose coming is inevitable. So let whoever wishes take the path that leads to his Lord.

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Verse 40

1 verse

An-Naba 40

اِنَّٓا اَنْذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَر۪يبًاۚ يَوْمَ يَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَن۪ي كُنْتُ تُرَابًا ۝٤٠

Mushaf

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40İnnâ enẕernâküm ʿaẕâben ḳarîbâ. yevme yenżuru-lmerü mâ ḳaddemet yedâhü veyeḳûlü-lkâfiru yâ leytenî küntü türâbâ.

English Translation

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40Surely We are warning you of a punishment that is very near. For on that day each person will see his deeds confronting him, and then the disbeliever who covers up the truth will say: "Woe is me! If only I had been dust!"

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Al-Ma'arij, and after it An-Nazi'at . All surahs in order of revelation