The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
۞ Of what do they ask one another? 1 They quarrel about the great news 2 About which they are in disagreement. 3 No indeed; soon will they come to know; 4 Nay, again, they will come to know! 5 Have We not made the earth an even expanse? 6 And the mountains as pegs? 7 And it is We who created you in pairs. 8 And made your sleep [a means for] rest 9 And made the night as clothing 10 and made the day to seek livelihood, 11 And We have builded over you seven strong heavens. 12 And have made (therein) a shinning lamp (sun). 13 From the rain clouds We send waters pouring down in abundance, 14 so that We may thereby bring forth grain and vegetation, 15 And gardens of thick foliage. 16 Verily the Day of Decision is a time appointed. 17 On that Day when the trumpet shall be sounded, you shall come in droves, 18 The heavens will be opened wide and turn into so many doors, 19 The mountains put in motion turning into a mirage. 20 Verily the Hell is an ambuscade: 21 a home for the transgressors, 22 Where they will remain for aeons, 23 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink, 24 Except boiling water and benumbing cold: 25 a meet requital [for their sins]! 26 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds), 27 having given the lie to Our messages one and all: 28 And all things We have recorded in a Book. 29 Taste therefore. We shall not increase you in aught but torment. 30