The 40 verses of An-Naba
- Surah
- 78
- Verses
- 40
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- The News
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1
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
ʿamma yatasāalūna
About what are they asking one another?
Word by word
- عَمَّʿammaAbout what
- يَتَسَآءَلُونَyatasāalūnaare they asking one another
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2
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
ʿani l-naba-i l-ʿaẓīmi
About the great news -
Word by word
- عَنِʿaniAbout
- ٱلنَّبَإِl-naba-ithe News
- ٱلْعَظِيمِl-ʿaẓīmithe Great
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3
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
alladhī hum fīhi mukh'talifūna
That over which they are in disagreement.
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِىalladhī(About) which
- هُمْhumthey
- فِيهِfīhi(are) concerning it
- مُخْتَلِفُونَmukh'talifūna(in) disagreement
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4
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
kallā sayaʿlamūna
No! They are going to know.
Word by word
- كَلَّاkallāNay
- سَيَعْلَمُونَsayaʿlamūna(soon) they will know
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5
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
thumma kallā sayaʿlamūna
Then, no! They are going to know.
Word by word
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- كَلَّاkallāNay
- سَيَعْلَمُونَsayaʿlamūna(soon) they will know
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6
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًا
alam najʿali l-arḍa mihādan
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Word by word
- أَلَمْalamHave not
- نَجْعَلِnajʿaliWe made
- ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
- مِهَـٰدًۭاmihādana resting place
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7
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
wal-jibāla awtādan
And the mountains as stakes?
Word by word
- وَٱلْجِبَالَwal-jibālaAnd the mountains
- أَوْتَادًۭاawtādan(as) pegs
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8
وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
wakhalaqnākum azwājan
And We created you in pairs
Word by word
- وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْwakhalaqnākumAnd We created you
- أَزْوَٰجًۭاazwājan(in) pairs
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9
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
wajaʿalnā nawmakum subātan
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Word by word
- وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
- نَوْمَكُمْnawmakumyour sleep
- سُبَاتًۭاsubātan(for) rest
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10
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
wajaʿalnā al-layla libāsan
And made the night as clothing
Word by word
- وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
- ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
- لِبَاسًۭاlibāsan(as) covering
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11
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
wajaʿalnā l-nahāra maʿāshan
And made the day for livelihood
Word by word
- وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
- ٱلنَّهَارَl-nahārathe day
- مَعَاشًۭاmaʿāshan(for) livelihood
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12
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
wabanaynā fawqakum sabʿan shidādan
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Word by word
- وَبَنَيْنَاwabanaynāAnd We constructed
- فَوْقَكُمْfawqakumover you
- سَبْعًۭاsabʿanseven
- شِدَادًۭاshidādanstrong
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13
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
wajaʿalnā sirājan wahhājan
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Word by word
- وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We placed
- سِرَاجًۭاsirājana lamp
- وَهَّاجًۭاwahhājanburning
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14
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
wa-anzalnā mina l-muʿ'ṣirāti māan thajjājan
And sent down from the rain clouds pouring water
Word by word
- وَأَنزَلْنَاwa-anzalnāAnd We sent down
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِl-muʿ'ṣirātithe rain clouds
- مَآءًۭmāanwater
- ثَجَّاجًۭاthajjājanpouring abundantly
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15
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
linukh'rija bihi ḥabban wanabātan
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Word by word
- لِّنُخْرِجَlinukh'rijaThat We may bring forth
- بِهِۦbihithereby
- حَبًّۭاḥabbangrain
- وَنَبَاتًۭاwanabātanand vegetation
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16
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
wajannātin alfāfan
And gardens of entwined growth.
Word by word
- وَجَنَّـٰتٍwajannātinAnd gardens
- أَلْفَافًاalfāfan(of) thick foliage
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17
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَـٰتًا
inna yawma l-faṣli kāna mīqātan
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Word by word
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- يَوْمَyawma(the) Day
- ٱلْفَصْلِl-faṣli(of) the Judgment
- كَانَkānais
- مِيقَـٰتًۭاmīqātanan appointed time
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18
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
yawma yunfakhu fī l-ṣūri fatatūna afwājan
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
Word by word
- يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
- يُنفَخُyunfakhu(in which) shall be blown
- فِىfīin
- ٱلصُّورِl-ṣūrithe trumpet
- فَتَأْتُونَfatatūnaand you will come forth
- أَفْوَاجًۭاafwājan(in) crowds
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19
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
wafutiḥati l-samāu fakānat abwāban
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
Word by word
- وَفُتِحَتِwafutiḥatiAnd is opened
- ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe heaven
- فَكَانَتْfakānatand becomes
- أَبْوَٰبًۭاabwābangateways
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20
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
wasuyyirati l-jibālu fakānat sarāban
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Word by word
- وَسُيِّرَتِwasuyyiratiAnd are moved
- ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
- فَكَانَتْfakānatand become
- سَرَابًاsarābana mirage
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21
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
inna jahannama kānat mir'ṣādan
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Word by word
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
- كَانَتْkānatis
- مِرْصَادًۭاmir'ṣādanlying in wait
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22
لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
lilṭṭāghīna maāban
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Word by word
- لِّلطَّـٰغِينَlilṭṭāghīnaFor the transgressors
- مَـَٔابًۭاmaābana place of return
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23
لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
lābithīna fīhā aḥqāban
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Word by word
- لَّـٰبِثِينَlābithīna(They will) be remaining
- فِيهَآfīhātherein
- أَحْقَابًۭاaḥqāban(for) ages
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24
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
lā yadhūqūna fīhā bardan walā sharāban
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.
Word by word
- لَّاlāNot
- يَذُوقُونَyadhūqūnathey will taste
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- بَرْدًۭاbardancoolness
- وَلَاwalāand not
- شَرَابًاsharābanany drink
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25
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
illā ḥamīman waghassāqan
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Word by word
- إِلَّاillāExcept
- حَمِيمًۭاḥamīmanscalding water
- وَغَسَّاقًۭاwaghassāqanand purulence
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26
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
jazāan wifāqan
An appropriate recompense.
Word by word
- جَزَآءًۭjazāanA recompense
- وِفَاقًاwifāqanappropriate
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27
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
innahum kānū lā yarjūna ḥisāban
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Word by word
- إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
- كَانُوا۟kānūwere
- لَاlānot
- يَرْجُونَyarjūnaexpecting
- حِسَابًۭاḥisābanan account
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28
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
wakadhabū biāyātinā kidhāban
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Word by word
- وَكَذَّبُوا۟wakadhabūAnd they denied
- بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiāyātināOur Signs
- كِذَّابًۭاkidhāban(with) denial
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29
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًا
wakulla shayin aḥṣaynāhu kitāban
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Word by word
- وَكُلَّwakullaAnd every
- شَىْءٍshayinthing
- أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُaḥṣaynāhuWe have enumerated it
- كِتَـٰبًۭاkitāban(in) a Book
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30
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
fadhūqū falan nazīdakum illā ʿadhāban
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Word by word
- فَذُوقُوا۟fadhūqūSo taste
- فَلَنfalanand never
- نَّزِيدَكُمْnazīdakumWe will increase you
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- عَذَابًاʿadhāban(in) punishment
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31
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
inna lil'muttaqīna mafāzan
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Word by word
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīnafor the righteous
- مَفَازًاmafāzan(is) success
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32
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَـٰبًا
ḥadāiqa wa-aʿnāban
Gardens and grapevines
Word by word
- حَدَآئِقَḥadāiqaGardens
- وَأَعْنَـٰبًۭاwa-aʿnābanand grapevines
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33
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
wakawāʿiba atrāban
And young women [companions] of equal age.
Word by word
- وَكَوَاعِبَwakawāʿibaAnd splendid companions
- أَتْرَابًۭاatrābanwell-matched
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34
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
wakasan dihāqan
And a full cup.
Word by word
- وَكَأْسًۭاwakasanAnd a cup
- دِهَاقًۭاdihāqanfull
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35
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwan walā kidhāban
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Word by word
- لَّاlāNot
- يَسْمَعُونَyasmaʿūnathey will hear
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- لَغْوًۭاlaghwanany vain talk
- وَلَاwalāand not
- كِذَّٰبًۭاkidhābanany falsehood
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36
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
jazāan min rabbika ʿaṭāan ḥisāban
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Word by word
- جَزَآءًۭjazāan(As) a reward
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
- عَطَآءًʿaṭāana gift
- حِسَابًۭاḥisāban(according to) account
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37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
rabbi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā l-raḥmāni lā yamlikūna min'hu khiṭāban
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
Word by word
- رَّبِّrabbiLord
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
- وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
- وَمَاwamāand whatever
- بَيْنَهُمَاbaynahumā(is) between both of them
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- لَاlānot
- يَمْلِكُونَyamlikūnathey have power
- مِنْهُmin'hufrom Him
- خِطَابًۭاkhiṭāban(to) address
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38
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
yawma yaqūmu l-rūḥu wal-malāikatu ṣaffan lā yatakallamūna illā man adhina lahu l-raḥmānu waqāla ṣawāban
The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
Word by word
- يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
- يَقُومُyaqūmuwill stand
- ٱلرُّوحُl-rūḥuthe Spirit
- وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatuand the Angels
- صَفًّۭا ۖṣaffan(in) rows
- لَّاlānot
- يَتَكَلَّمُونَyatakallamūnathey will speak
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مَنْman(one) who
- أَذِنَadhinapermits
- لَهُlahu[for] him
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānuthe Most Gracious
- وَقَالَwaqālaand he (will) say
- صَوَابًۭاṣawāban(what is) correct
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39
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
dhālika l-yawmu l-ḥaqu faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi maāban
That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Word by word
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- ٱلْيَوْمُl-yawmu(is) the Day
- ٱلْحَقُّ ۖl-ḥaquthe True
- فَمَنfamanSo whoever
- شَآءَshāawills
- ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhalet him take
- إِلَىٰilātowards
- رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
- مَـَٔابًاmaābana return
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40
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
innā andharnākum ʿadhāban qarīban yawma yanẓuru l-maru mā qaddamat yadāhu wayaqūlu l-kāfiru yālaytanī kuntu turāban
Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Word by word
- إِنَّآinnāIndeed We
- أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْandharnākum[We] have warned you
- عَذَابًۭاʿadhāban(of) a punishment
- قَرِيبًۭاqarībannear
- يَوْمَyawma(the) Day
- يَنظُرُyanẓuruwill see
- ٱلْمَرْءُl-maruthe man
- مَاmāwhat
- قَدَّمَتْqaddamathave sent forth
- يَدَاهُyadāhuhis hands
- وَيَقُولُwayaqūluand will say
- ٱلْكَافِرُl-kāfiruthe disbeliever
- يَـٰلَيْتَنِىyālaytanīO I wish
- كُنتُkuntuI were
- تُرَٰبًۢاturābandust
Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.
What An-Naba teaches
Signs all around us
Allah made the earth a resting place, the mountains like pegs, and us in pairs (verses 6 to 8).
Sleep, night and day
Sleep is for rest, the night covers us and the day is for work (verses 9 to 11).
Rain and plants
Allah sends rain from the clouds to grow grain, plants and gardens (verses 14 to 16).
A reward for the good
Those who are mindful of Allah will have a generous reward from their Lord (verses 31 to 36).
Learning An-Naba with your child
Split it into parts
Forty verses is a lot at once. Try verses 1–16, then 17–30, then 31–40.
Go on a signs walk
After verses 6–16, look together for the mountains, clouds, plants and the night sky Allah mentions.
A few verses a day
Three to five new verses a day, plus the ones from yesterday, is plenty.
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