The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ About what are they asking one another? 1 About the Great News 2 whereupon they are at variance? 3 No! They are going to know. 4 Yes, indeed, before long they will learn all about it. 5 Have We not made the earth as a cradle 6 And the mountains as stakes? 7 and created you in pairs (as men and women), 8 And made your sleep a rest. 9 And made the night as clothing 10 And the day for seeking livelihood. 11 And We have built above you seven strong ones, 12 and have placed [therein the sun,] a lamp full of blazing splendour. 13 And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water 14 In order to produce grain and plants with it. 15 And gardens of luxurious growth? 16 Lo! 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 will be opened – it therefore becomes like gates. 19 And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage. 20 Lo! hell lurketh in ambush, 21 A place of resort for the inordinate, 22 there, they shall live for ages, 23 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink, 24 Save scalding water and corruption. 25 Requital corresponding. 26 For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning. 27 having given the lie to Our messages one and all: 28 And all things We have recorded in a Book. 29 So taste (the fruit of your deeds). We shall only increase your torment. 30