Surah An-Naba: Arabic, Transliteration and Translation
Surah An-Naba is chapter 78 of the Holy Quran; it has 40 verses and is a Meccan surah. Below you can read the whole surah verse by verse with the Arabic text, Latin transliteration and English translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ﴿1﴾
'Amma Yatasaa-aloon
1.About what are they asking one another?
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ﴿2﴾
'Anin-nabaa-il 'azeem
2.About the great news -
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ﴿3﴾
Allazi hum feehi mukh talifoon
3.That over which they are in disagreement.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ﴿4﴾
Kallaa sa y'alamoon
4.No! They are going to know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ﴿5﴾
Thumma kallaa sa y'alamoon
5.Then, no! They are going to know.
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًۭا﴿6﴾
Alam naj'alil arda mihaa da
6.Have We not made the earth a resting place?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا﴿7﴾
Wal jibaala au taada
7.And the mountains as stakes?
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا﴿8﴾
Wa khalaq naakum azwaaja
8.And We created you in pairs
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا﴿9﴾
Waja'alnan naumakum subata
9.And made your sleep [a means for] rest
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا﴿10﴾
Waja'alnal laila libasa
10.And made the night as clothing
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا﴿11﴾
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha
11.And made the day for livelihood
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا﴿12﴾
Wa banaina fauqakum sab 'an shi daada
12.And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا﴿13﴾
Waja'alna siraajaw wah haaja
13.And made [therein] a burning lamp
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا﴿14﴾
Wa anzalna minal m'usiraati maa-an saj-jaaja
14.And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا﴿15﴾
Linukh rija bihee habbaw wana baata
15.That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا﴿16﴾
Wa jan naatin alfafa
16.And gardens of entwined growth.
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًۭا﴿17﴾
Inna yaumal-fasli kana miqaata
17.Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا﴿18﴾
Yauma yun fakhu fis-soori fataa toona afwaaja
18.The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا﴿19﴾
Wa futiha tis samaa-u fakaanat abwaaba
19.And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا﴿20﴾
Wa suyyi raatil jibaalu fa kaanat saraaba
20.And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا﴿21﴾
Inna jahan nama kaanat mirsaada
21.Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا﴿22﴾
Lit taa gheena ma aaba
22.For the transgressors, a place of return,
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا﴿23﴾
Laa bitheena feehaa ahqaaba
23.In which they will remain for ages [unending].
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا﴿24﴾
Laa ya zooqoona feeha bar daw walaa sharaaba
24.They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا﴿25﴾
Illa hamee maw-wa ghas saaqa
25.Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا﴿26﴾
Jazaa-aw wi faaqa
26.An appropriate recompense.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا﴿27﴾
Innahum kaanu laa yarjoona hisaaba
27.Indeed, they were not expecting an account
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا﴿28﴾
Wa kazzabu bi aayaa tina kizzaba
28.And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا﴿29﴾
Wa kulla shai-in ahsai naahu kitaa ba
29.But all things We have enumerated in writing.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا﴿30﴾
Fa zooqoo falan-nazee dakum ill-laa azaaba
30."So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا﴿31﴾
Inna lil mutta qeena mafaaza
31.Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا﴿32﴾
Hadaa-iqa wa a'anaa ba
32.Gardens and grapevines
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا﴿33﴾
Wa kaawa 'iba at raaba
33.And full-breasted [companions] of equal age
وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا﴿34﴾
Wa ka'san di haaqa
34.And a full cup.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا﴿35﴾
Laa yasma'oona fiha lagh waw walaa kizzaba
35.No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا﴿36﴾
Jazaa-am mir-rabbika ataa-an hisaaba
36.[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا﴿37﴾
Rabbis samaa waati wal ardi wa maa baina humar rahmaani laa yam likoona minhu khi taaba
37.[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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا﴿38﴾
Yauma yaqoo mur roohu wal malaa-ikatu saf-fal laa yata kalla moona illa man azina lahur rahmaanu wa qaala sawaaba
38.The Day that the Spirit 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.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا﴿39﴾
Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba
39.That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا﴿40﴾
In naa anzar naakum azaaban qareebaiy-yauma yan zurul marr-u maa qaddamat yadaahu wa ya qoolul-kaafiru yaa lai tanee kuntu turaaba
40.Indeed, We have warned you of a near 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!"
Frequently Asked Questions
How many verses does Surah An-Naba have?
Surah An-Naba has 40 verses and is chapter 78 of the Holy Quran.
Is Surah An-Naba Meccan or Medinan?
Surah An-Naba is a Meccan surah; it was revealed during the Mecca period.