The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
۞ OF WHAT ARE they asking one another? 1 About the great tidings! 2 About which they have been differing? 3 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know! 4 Again surely yes, they will soon come to know! 5 Have We not made the earth as a bed, 6 And the mountains as pegs? 7 And We created you in pairs 8 And made your sleep a rest. 9 And have appointed the night as a cloak, 10 and made the day [a symbol of] life. 11 and built above you seven strong firmaments, 12 And have appointed a dazzling lamp, 13 And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly, 14 that We may bring forth with it grain, plants 15 and gardens luxuriant. 16 VERILY, the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false] has indeed its appointed time: 17 The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups); 18 The heavens will be opened wide and turn into so many doors, 19 And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage. 20 Certainly Hell lies in wait, 21 a resort for the rebellious; 22 They will dwell therein for ages. 23 Neither coolness shall they taste therein nor any [thirst-quenching] drink 24 save boiling water and wash of the wounds; 25 An appropriate recompense. 26 Surely they feared not the account, 27 And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth). 28 And We have recorded everything in a book, 29 Taste therefore. We shall not increase you in aught but torment. 30