The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
۞ What are they asking each other about? 1 (It is) of the awful tidings, 2 on which they [so utterly] disagree. 3 Nay, they will come to know! 4 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know. 5 HAVE WE NOT made the earth a resting-place [for you,] 6 And the mountains as pegs? 7 And (have We not) created you in pairs, 8 And made your sleep a rest. 9 and made the night [its] cloak 10 And made the day for seeking livelihood. 11 And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments, 12 and placed therein a hot, shining lamp, 13 And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water 14 Thereby to produce grain and plant, 15 and gardens luxuriant. 16 Indeed the Day of Decision is a time fixed. 17 the day the Trumpet is blown, and you shall come in troops, 18 and heaven is opened, having gates, 19 The mountains put in motion turning into a mirage. 20 Surely hell lies in wait, 21 for the insolent a resort, 22 Where they will remain for aeons, 23 they shall taste in it no coolness, nor any pleasant drink 24 save boiling water and pus 25 Requital corresponding. 26 For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning. 27 And they belied Our revelations with strong belying. 28 And everything have We recorded in a Book. 29 [So We shall say], "Taste, then, [the fruit of your evil doings,] for now We shall bestow on you nothing but more and more suffering!" 30