The News (Al-Naba')
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
۞ Of what do they ask one another? 1 Of the mighty Announcement, 2 About 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 And We created you in pairs 8 And have appointed your sleep for repose, 9 And We made the night to be a covering, 10 And made the day for seeking livelihood. 11 And built seven strong roofs above you. 12 And have kept a very bright lamp in it. 13 and sent down heavy rains from the clouds 14 That We may produce from it grain and vegetation, 15 and gardens dense with foliage. 16 Surely the Day of Decision is an appointed time, 17 A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes, 18 The heavens will have openings like doors. 19 and the mountains will be set in motion and become a mirage. 20 Certainly Hell lies in wait, 21 For the exorbitant a receptacle. 22 They will tarry therein for ages. 23 They will not feel cold nor taste any drink 24 Save scalding water and corruption. 25 Recompense fitted! 26 For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning. 27 And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial. 28 and everything We have numbered in a Book. 29 Taste therefore. We shall not increase you in aught but torment. 30