The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ What are they questioning each other about? 1 (It is) of the awful tidings, 2 Concerning which they differ. 3 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know! 4 again, no indeed; soon will they come to know. 5 Have We not made the earth as a place to rest 6 And the high hills bulwarks? 7 And We created you in pairs 8 And We have made your sleep as a rest. 9 and made the night a covering, 10 And We made the day for seeking livelihood. 11 And We have built above you seven strong (heavens), 12 and placed therein a hot, shining lamp, 13 And We sent down rain from water-laden clouds pouring in torrents 14 so that We may bring forth thereby grain and a variety of plants, 15 And gardens of entwined growth. 16 VERILY, the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false] has indeed its appointed time: 17 the Day when the trumpet [of resurrection] is sounded and you all come forward in multitudes; 18 and heaven is opened, having gates, 19 And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage. 20 Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush, 21 A home for the rebellious. 22 They will tarry therein for ages. 23 tasting therein neither coolness nor any drink 24 only burning despair and ice-cold darkness: 25 Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds). 26 For lo! they looked not for a reckoning; 27 They called Our revelations false with strong denial. 28 and everything We have numbered in a Book. 29 So taste (the fruit of your deeds). We shall only increase your torment. 30