عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ١

Of what do they question one another?

عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ ٢

Of the mighty tiding

الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ ٣

whereon they are at variance.

كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ٤

No indeed; they shall soon know!

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ ٥

Again, no indeed; they shall soon know!

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا ٦

Have We not made the earth as a cradle

وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا ٧

and the mountains as pegs?

وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ٨

And We created you in pairs,

وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا ٩

and We appointed your sleep for a rest;

وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا ١٠

and We appointed night for a garment,

وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا ١١

and We appointed day for a livelihood.

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا ١٢

And We have built above you seven strong ones,

وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا ١٣

and We appointed a blazing lamp

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا ١٤

and have sent down out of the rainclouds water cascading

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا ١٥

that We may bring forth thereby grain and plants,

وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا ١٦

and gardens luxuriant.

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا ١٧

Surely the Day of Decision is an appointed time,

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا ١٨

the day the Trumpet is blown, and you shall come in troops,

وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا ١٩

and heaven is opened, and become gates,

وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا ٢٠

and the mountains are set in motion, and become a vapour.