The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
۞ What are they asking each other about? 1 (Is it) of the great announcement 2 Regarding which they hold different views. 3 No! They are going to know. 4 Nay, again, but they will come to know! 5 Have We not made the earth an expanse, 6 and the mountains as pegs (to anchor the earth)? 7 And We have created you in pairs. 8 And made your sleep [a means for] rest 9 And We have made the night a covering. 10 and made the day to seek livelihood, 11 We have built above you seven mighty heavens, 12 And made [therein] a burning lamp 13 And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water, 14 That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation 15 And gardens of luxurious growth? 16 Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time, 17 the day the Trumpet is blown, and you shall come in troops, 18 The heavens will be opened wide and turn into so many doors, 19 and the mountains shall be made to vanish, as if they had been a mirage. 20 Certainly Hell lies in wait, 21 a return for the insolent, 22 where they shall remain for ages, 23 They will not taste therein cool or any drink. 24 Save scalding water and corruption. 25 as a fitting recompense for their deeds. 26 Indeed, they did not hope for a Reckoning, 27 and they cried loud lies to Our signs; 28 but We have recorded everything in a Book. 29 "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment." 30