The News (Al-Naba')
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
۞ Concerning what are they disputing? 1 Of the mighty Announcement, 2 Regarding which they hold different views. 3 No indeed; soon will they come to know; 4 again, no indeed; soon will they come to know. 5 Have We not made the earth as a cradle 6 The mountains tent-pins? 7 Have We not created you in pairs, 8 And made your sleep [a means for] rest 9 And We made the night to be a covering, 10 and made the day for earning a livelihood. 11 And constructed above you seven strong [heavens] 12 and placed therein a hot, shining lamp, 13 and have sent down from the clouds, pouring rain 14 that We may bring forth thereby grain and plants, 15 And gardens of luxurious growth? 16 Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time, 17 On that Day when the trumpet shall be sounded, you shall come in droves, 18 And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings, 19 And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage. 20 Surely, Hell lies in wait, 21 a resort for the rebellious; 22 Living 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 Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds). 26 Indeed, they did not hope for a Reckoning, 27 and persistently rejected Our revelations. 28 And everything have We recorded in a Book. 29 So taste you (the results of your evil actions); no increase shall We give you, except in torment. 30