The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
۞ What do they question each other about! 1 (Is it) of the great announcement 2 About which they differ? 3 No indeed; they shall soon know! 4 Then, no! They are going to know. 5 Have We not spread the earth like a bed, 6 And the high hills bulwarks? 7 We created you in pairs, 8 and gave you repose in sleep, 9 And We have made the night a covering. 10 And made the day as a means of subsistence? 11 And We have builded over you seven strong heavens. 12 And We have set therein lamps glowing. 13 And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water 14 so that We might bring forth thereby grain, and herbs, 15 and thick gardens grow? 16 Surely a time is fixed for the Day of Judgement. 17 the Day when the trumpet [of resurrection] is sounded and you all come forward in multitudes; 18 And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings, 19 The mountains put in motion turning into a mirage. 20 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush, 21 for the insolent a resort, 22 therein they shall abide for ages, 23 tasting therein neither coolness nor any drink 24 Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges. 25 An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes). 26 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds), 27 But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet (Peace be upon him) brought) completely. 28 But all things We have enumerated in writing. 29 So taste (the fruit of what you sowed), for We shall add nothing but torment, 30