The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
۞ Whereof do they question one another? 1 They quarrel about the great news 2 Concerning which they are in disagreement. 3 Nay, they will come to know! 4 Nay, again, they will come to know! 5 Have We not made the earth as a bed, 6 and the mountains as pegs? 7 We created you in pairs, 8 And have made your sleep as a thing for rest. 9 And made the night as a covering, 10 and made the day for earning a livelihood. 11 And built seven strong roofs above you. 12 And have kept a very bright lamp in it. 13 And We sent down rain from water-laden clouds pouring in torrents 14 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations, 15 and luxuriant gardens. 16 Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed: 17 The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts, 18 And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors, 19 And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance. 20 Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait 21 The rebels' abode, 22 They will dwell therein for ages. 23 they shall taste in it no coolness, nor any pleasant drink 24 only burning despair and ice-cold darkness: 25 , A fitting reward. 26 For indeed they did not look forward to any reckoning, 27 and they absolutely belied Our verses, 28 But all things We have enumerated in writing. 29 [So We shall say], "Taste, then, [the fruit of your evil doings,] for now We shall bestow on you nothing but more and more suffering!" 30