The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ OF WHAT ARE they asking one another? 1 (It is) of the awful tidings, 2 About which they differ? 3 Nay, but in time they will come to understand [it]! 4 Nay, again, they will come to know! 5 Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse, 6 And the mountains as pegs? 7 And it is We who created you in pairs. 8 And made your sleep for rest, 9 And made the night a cover. 10 And We have made the day for seeking livelihood. 11 And We have built above you seven strong (heavens), 12 And have kept a very bright lamp in it. 13 And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance, 14 so that We might bring forth thereby grain, and herbs, 15 And gardens of thick growth. 16 Verily, 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 hills are set in motion and become as a mirage. 20 Surely hell lies in wait, 21 A home for the rebellious. 22 They will remain in it for ages. 23 They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink 24 But boiling and intensely cold water, 25 for a suitable recompense. 26 Verily they were wont not to look for a reckoning. 27 And they belied Our revelations with strong belying. 28 And all things have We preserved on record. 29 So taste (the fruit of your deeds). We shall only increase your torment. 30