النبأ
Surah An-Naba (النبأ) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio
Chapter 78 of the Quran, 40 verses, "The Tidings"
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Surah An-Naba Transliteration and English Translation
- 1
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
About what are they asking one another?
- 2
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
About the great news -
- 3
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
That over which they are in disagreement.
- 4
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
No! They are going to know.
- 5
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
Then, no! They are going to know.
- 6
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
- 7
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا
Wal jibaala au taada
And the mountains as stakes?
- 8
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
And We created you in pairs
- 9
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
- 10
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا
Waja'alnal laila libasa
And made the night as clothing
- 11
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
And made the day for livelihood
- 12
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
- 13
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
And made [therein] a burning lamp
- 14
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
- 15
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
- 16
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Wa jan naatin alfafa
And gardens of entwined growth.
- 17
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
- 18
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
- 19
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
- 20
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
- 21
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
- 22
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
For the transgressors, a place of return,
- 23
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
- 24
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
- 25
إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
- 26
جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
An appropriate recompense.
- 27
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
- 28
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
- 29
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
- 30
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
- 31
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
- 32
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
Gardens and grapevines
- 33
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
And full-breasted [companions] of equal age
- 34
وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا
Wa ka'san di haaqa
And a full cup.
- 35
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
- 36
جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
- 37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا
Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
- 38
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا
Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
- 39
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
- 40
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
About Surah An-Naba
Surah An-Naba (Arabic: النبأ), meaning "The Tidings", is the 78th chapter of the Quran and has 40 verses. It was revealed in Makkah, when the Quraysh were questioning and disputing the news of resurrection brought by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The surah is about the great news of the Day of Judgment, and the signs in creation that point to it.
It opens with a question, "About what are they asking one another? About the great news", and adds that it is the matter over which they disagree. It then points to the signs around them: the earth spread out as a resting place, the mountains as pegs, human beings created in pairs, sleep for rest, night as a covering, day for earning a living, the seven strong heavens, a blazing lamp, and rain that brings forth grain, plants and dense gardens. It declares that the Day of Judgment is an appointed time, when the trumpet is blown and people come forth in crowds. It describes Hell lying in wait for the transgressors and the success awaiting the righteous, and the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows and none speaks without the permission of the Most Merciful. It ends with the disbeliever crying, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!" It opens the thirtieth part of the Quran, known as Juz Amma.
Main Themes of Surah An-Naba
- The great news of resurrection
- Signs of Allah's power in the natural world
- The Day of Judgment as an appointed time
- Hell for the transgressors, success for the righteous
- The regret of the disbeliever who wishes he were dust
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Frequently Asked Questions About Surah An-Naba
- What is the great news in Surah An-Naba?
- Most commentators explain the great news (an-naba' al-azim) as the resurrection and the Day of Judgment, which the disbelievers disputed. Some also understood it as the Quran or the message of the Prophet (peace be upon him), which carries this news.
- Why is the last part of the Quran called Juz Amma?
- The thirtieth part of the Quran begins with Surah An-Naba, whose first word is "Amma", meaning "about what". The whole section is named after that word, and because its surahs are short, it is often the first part of the Quran that Muslims learn by heart.
- Why does the disbeliever wish he were dust in Surah An-Naba?
- The final verse describes the Day when each person sees what his hands have sent ahead, and the disbeliever says, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!" It expresses the regret of one who would rather not exist than face judgment.