The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ Of what ask they? 1 About the great news - 2 whereupon they are at variance? 3 Nay, but they will come to know! 4 And once again: Nay, but in time they will come to understand! 5 Have We not made the earth an even expanse? 6 And the high hills bulwarks? 7 And We have created you in pairs, 8 And have appointed your sleep for repose, 9 And have appointed the night as a cloak, 10 And have appointed the day for livelihood. 11 And We made above you seven strong ones, 12 and placed therein a hot, shining lamp, 13 and have sent down from the clouds, pouring rain 14 so that We may thereby bring forth grain and vegetation, 15 and gardens dense with foliage? 16 Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time, 17 The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups); 18 and the heaven shall be opened, and become gates, 19 and the mountains will be set in motion and become a mirage. 20 Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait 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 except boiling water and pus 25 An appropriate recompense. 26 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds), 27 And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial. 28 and everything We have numbered in a Book. 29 So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement. 30