| | Dr. Munir Munshey rendition of Surah The Tidings, The Announcement(an-Naba`)
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| 78:1 | | What are they asking each other about |
| 78:2 | | The awesome news (of the afterlife) |
| 78:3 | | About which they have (many doubts, discords and) disagreements |
| 78:4 | | By no means! They shall soon find out |
| 78:5 | | Indeed! They shall soon find out |
| 78:6 | | Have We not laid out the earth as a cradle |
| 78:7 | | And (nailed) the Mountains (down) as pegs |
| 78:8 | | We created you all in pairs |
| 78:9 | | We created sleep for you to rest (and rejuvenate) |
| 78:10 | | We made the night (dark as) a cloak (that conceals and covers) |
| 78:11 | | And We made the day (bright) for (you to earn your) livelihood |
| 78:12 | | And We arranged seven (solid and) strong (cosmic systems) over you |
| 78:13 | | And We set up (the sun as) a bright and blazing lamp |
| 78:14 | | And We sent down plenty of water from the rain clouds |
| 78:15 | | To produce with it, the grains and the plants |
| 78:16 | | And lush and luxurious gardens |
| 78:17 | | Certainly! The Day of Decision is a (destined and) definite day |
| 78:18 | | You will all emerge in droves on the day the trumpet sounds |
| 78:19 | | And the heavens would be (uncovered and) opened, as if it had (many wide-open) gates |
| 78:20 | | And the mountains would be (dislodged and) set in motion; they would look like a mirage, (an illusion) |
| 78:21 | | Hell, in fact, lies in ambush |
| 78:22 | | For the transgressors, it will become the (abiding) abode |
| 78:23 | | In it, they will stay for a long stretch of time |
| 78:24 | | There they will not ever taste, much less drink, anything cool |
| 78:25 | | (They will drink) only boiling-hot water, and pus (from wounds) |
| 78:26 | | An apt and apposite outcome |
| 78:27 | | Indeed, never did they anticipate a reckoning |
| 78:28 | | And falsely did they oppose Our verses (and signs) |
| 78:29 | | We have recorded every single thing in a book |
| 78:30 | | Now taste (the consequences of your deeds)! Suffering is all We shall ever bestow _ and increase _ upon you |
| 78:31 | | The triumphant finale shall belong to the pious |
| 78:32 | | The orchards and the vineyards |
| 78:33 | | And blossoming buxom belle _ (the well matched maidens) _ as mates |
| 78:34 | | And the brimful cups (of wine) |
| 78:35 | | Inane nonsense talk and (false) gossip, they shall not hear in paradise |
| 78:36 | | Compensation from your Lord, a bountiful and generous grant |
| 78:37 | | Before Rehman _ the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them _ they won´t dare to speak |
| 78:38 | | On that day, all souls and all angels shall stand (before Him) in rows. No one shall dare to speak unless Rehman grants permission, and on condition that he will speak only what is proper |
| 78:39 | | Such is the day of the truth! (It is sure to arrive). Now, whoever wishes may seek the course towards his Lord |
| 78:40 | | We have certainly warned you of the (imminent and) impending doom. On that day, man would look at the deeds he had sent ahead; he would say, "Alas! if I were only dust!" |
