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Tafsir of Surah An-Naba (78) — The Tidings · النبإ

Meccan surah, 40 ayat. Read the whole surah

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An-Naba 78:1

عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

About what are they asking one another

Tafsir 78:1

What are these idolaters asking one another about, after Allah has sent His Messenger (peace be upon him) to them?

An-Naba 78:2

عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

About the great news

Tafsir 78:2

They are asking each other about the great news. It is this Qur’ān that has been revealed to their Messenger, which contains the news of the resurrection.

An-Naba 78:3

ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ

That over which they are in disagreement

Tafsir 78:3

This Qur’ān that they differ in how they should describe it: is it sorcery, poetry, fortune-telling or the tales of old?

An-Naba 78:4

كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ

No! They are going to know

Tafsir 78:4

The matter is not as they claim. These rejectors of the Qur’ān will soon know the evil outcome of their rejection.

An-Naba 78:5

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ

Then, no! They are going to know

Tafsir 78:5

Then, that will be reemphasised for them.

An-Naba 78:6

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا

Have We not made the earth a resting place

Tafsir 78:6

Did I not make the earth spread out evenly for them so that it is fit for them to live on?

An-Naba 78:7

وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا

And the mountains as stakes

Tafsir 78:7

And did I not put mountains on it like pegs to stop it from shaking?

An-Naba 78:8

وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا

And We created you in pairs

Tafsir 78:8

And O people! I created you of different types: some of you are males while others are females.

An-Naba 78:9

وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتٗا

And made your sleep [a means for] rest

Tafsir 78:9

And I made your sleep the end point of your activeness, so that you may rest.

An-Naba 78:10

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ لِبَاسٗا

And made the night as clothing

Tafsir 78:10

And I made the night a cover for you with its darkness, like a garment that you cover your private parts with.

An-Naba 78:11

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا

And made the day for livelihood

Tafsir 78:11

And I made the day a field for earning and finding provision.

An-Naba 78:12

وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا

And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

Tafsir 78:12

And I made above you seven, solid skies, perfect in their creation.

An-Naba 78:13

وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا

And made [therein] a burning lamp

Tafsir 78:13

And I made the sun an extremely bright and hot lamp.

An-Naba 78:14

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا

And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

Tafsir 78:14

And I sent some clouds for which the time has come to pour down with abundant rain.

An-Naba 78:15

لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا

That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

Tafsir 78:15

So that through it I can extract different types of grains and crops.

An-Naba 78:16

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا

And gardens of entwined growth

Tafsir 78:16

And extract gardens that entwine with one another due to the closeness of the branches of their trees.

An-Naba 78:17

إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time

Tafsir 78:17

After Allah mentioned these blessings that prove His power, He followed it up with mention of the resurrection and the Day of Judgement, because the one who is capable of creating these blessings is also capable of resurrecting the dead and taking them to account. He says: Indeed, the day of separation between the creation was appointed and fixed on a time that will not change.

An-Naba 78:18

يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا

The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes

Tafsir 78:18

On that day, the angel will blow into the horn the second time, upon which, O people, you shall come in groups.

An-Naba 78:19

وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا

And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

Tafsir 78:19

And the sky will open up; it will have gaps like open doors.

An-Naba 78:20

وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا

And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage

Tafsir 78:20

And the mountains will be made to move until they become like dispersed dust particles; becoming like a mirage.

An-Naba 78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

Tafsir 78:21

Indeed, hell is watchful, lying in wait.

An-Naba 78:22

لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا

For the transgressors, a place of return

Tafsir 78:22

For the oppressors, as a point of return they will be made to return to.

An-Naba 78:23

لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا

In which they will remain for ages [unending]

Tafsir 78:23

Wherein they shall stay for endless ages and years.

An-Naba 78:24

لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا

They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

Tafsir 78:24

They will not experience cold breezes in it that will cool them from the heat of the blaze, nor will they taste any drink that they will enjoy.

An-Naba 78:25

إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا

Except scalding water and [foul] purulence

Tafsir 78:25

They will only taste extremely hot water, and the flowing pus of the people of hell.

An-Naba 78:26

جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا

An appropriate recompense

Tafsir 78:26

As a requital in accordance to the disbelief and deviance they were on.

An-Naba 78:27

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا

Indeed, they were not expecting an account

Tafsir 78:27

Indeed, in the world, they did not fear the Allah taking them to account in the afterlife, because they did not bring faith in the resurrection. So if they had feared the resurrection, they would have brought faith in Allah and performed good deeds.

An-Naba 78:28

وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial

Tafsir 78:28

And they vehemently rejected My verses I revealed to My Messenger.

An-Naba 78:29

وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا

But all things We have enumerated in writing

Tafsir 78:29

I recorded and counted each of their deeds; they are all written in their books of deeds.

An-Naba 78:30

فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment

Tafsir 78:30

O transgressors! So endure this everlasting punishment; I will not increase you except in punishment upon your punishment.

An-Naba 78:31

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

Indeed, for the righteous is attainment

Tafsir 78:31

Indeed, for those who are mindful of their Lord by fulfilling His commands and refraining from the things he has not allowed, there is a point of success they will succeed on, by achieving the Paradise they sought.

An-Naba 78:32

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا

Gardens and grapevines

Tafsir 78:32

It is full of gardens and grapevines.

An-Naba 78:33

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا

And full-breasted [companions] of equal age

Tafsir 78:33

And women of similar ages.

An-Naba 78:34

وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا

And a full cup

Tafsir 78:34

And full glasses of wine.

An-Naba 78:35

لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا

No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood

Tafsir 78:35

In Paradise, they will not hear any false speech, nor lies. Neither will they lie to one another.

An-Naba 78:36

جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا

[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account

Tafsir 78:36

All that will be from what Allah will give to them in graciousness and benevolence, and it will be sufficient for them.

An-Naba 78:37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا

[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

Tafsir 78:37

He is the Lord of the heavens, the earth and whatever is between them; the benevolent of the world and the afterlife. No one on earth or in the heavens is able to question Him except when He gives them permission.

An-Naba 78:38

يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا

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

Tafsir 78:38

On the day when Gabriel and the angels will stand in rows, not speaking to intercede on behalf of anyone except whom the Benevolent grants them permission to intercede for, and has made a straight statement i.e. the statement of oneness of Allah.

An-Naba 78:39

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return

Tafsir 78:39

That which has been described to you is the day in which there is no doubt regarding its occurrence. So whoever wishes salvation on it from the punishment of Allah, he should take the path to it through performing good deeds that will please his Lord.

An-Naba 78:40

إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا

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

Tafsir 78:40

O people! Indeed, I have warned you of an impending punishment which will occur on the day when a person will see what deeds he sent forth in the world, and the disbeliever will say, wishing safety from the punishment: “If only I had become dust like the animals!” when it is said to them on the Day of Judgement: “Become dust”.

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