The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
۞ ABOUT WHAT do they [most often] ask one another? 1 About the great tidings! 2 on which they [so utterly] disagree. 3 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know! 4 And once again: Nay, but in time they will come to understand! 5 Did We not make the earth a spreading, 6 and the mountains as pegs? 7 We created you in pairs, 8 made sleep for you to rest, 9 And We made the night to be a covering, 10 and made the day to seek livelihood, 11 We have built above you seven mighty heavens, 12 and We appointed a blazing lamp 13 And We have sent down from the rain-clouds water plenteous. 14 Thereby to produce grain and plant, 15 and luxuriant gardens. 16 Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time - 17 the Day when the Trumpet shall be blown, and you will come forth in multitudes; 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 for the rebellious ones and they will live therein for ages. 23 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink 24 except boiling water and pus 25 The reward to each is according to what he is. 26 for they never expected to be called to account, 27 and they cried loud lies to Our signs; 28 And all things have We preserved on record. 29 So taste (the fruit of what you sowed), for We shall add nothing but torment, 30