An-Naba 78
The TidingsHow to read the Hangul
الرَّحْمَٰنِ르r라흐마니 بِسْمِ비스밀
- Bold = the stressed syllable of the word; a little stronger.
- Overline = long vowel (madd): hold it about two beats. Length matters most in recitation.
- Tiny = no vowel in the Arabic here — just the consonant, short.
- Small Latin letter = a sound Korean lacks, on the next syllable: f upper teeth on lower lip · θ/ð tongue tip between the teeth · r rolled tongue tip (a bare ㄹ is l).
How to read the Hangul
beginning the Christ salvation
- Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
- Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
- Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
- Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
- Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.
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About this surah
This surah is classified as revealed in the Meccan period. It opens by asking what people are questioning one another about, and answers: the great news over which they disagree, adding twice that they will come to know. It then lists God's provisions one by one: the earth as a resting place, the mountains as pegs, people created in pairs, sleep, night and day, seven strong heavens, a blazing lamp, and rain that brings forth grain and gardens. Next it describes the Day of Decision, when the Trumpet is blown, the sky opens into gateways and the mountains become a mirage. Hell lies in wait for those who did not expect a reckoning and denied God's signs, while the God-fearing will have gardens, vines and a full cup. It ends on the Day when the Spirit and angels stand in rows and the disbeliever cries, 'I wish I were dust!'
- The great news
- Signs in creation
- The Day of Decision
- Hell and the Garden
- Wishing to be dust
The name The name comes from verse 2, which refers to 'the great news' that people are questioning one another about.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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عَمَّ암마 يَتَسَاءَلُونَ야타사알룬
About what are they asking one another?
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عَنِ아닌 النَّبَإِ나바일 الْعَظِيمِ아ð딤
About the great news,
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3
الَّذِي알라ð디 هُمْ훔 فِيهِf피히 مُخْتَلِفُونَ무흐탈리f푼
over which they are in disagreement.
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كَلَّا칼라 سَيَعْلَمُونَ사야을라문
No! They will come to know.
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ثُمَّθ숨마 كَلَّا칼라 سَيَعْلَمُونَ사야을라문
Then, no! They will come to know.
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أَلَمْ알람 نَجْعَلِ나즈알릴 الْأَرْضَ아r르다 مِهَادًا미하다
Have We not made the earth a resting place,
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وَالْجِبَالَ왈지발라 أَوْتَادًا아우타다
and the mountains as pegs,
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وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ와칼라끄나쿰 أَزْوَاجًا아즈와자
and created you in pairs,
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وَجَعَلْنَا와자알나 نَوْمَكُمْ나우마쿰 سُبَاتًا수바타
and made your sleep for rest,
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وَجَعَلْنَا와자알날 اللَّيْلَ라일라 لِبَاسًا리바사
and made the night as a covering,
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وَجَعَلْنَا와자알난 النَّهَارَ나하r라 مَعَاشًا마아샤
and made the day for livelihood,
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وَبَنَيْنَا와바나이나 فَوْقَكُمْf파우까쿰 سَبْعًا사브안 شِدَادًا시다다
and built above you seven strong [heavens],
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وَجَعَلْنَا와자알나 سِرَاجًا시r라잔 وَهَّاجًا와하자
and placed [therein] a blazing lamp,
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وَأَنْزَلْنَا와안잘나 مِنَ미날 الْمُعْصِرَاتِ무으시r라티 مَاءً마안 ثَجَّاجًاθ삿자자
and sent down from the rain clouds pouring water,
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لِنُخْرِجَ리누흐r리자 بِهِ비히 حَبًّا합반 وَنَبَاتًا와나바타
to bring forth thereby grain and vegetation,
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وَجَنَّاتٍ와잔나틴 أَلْفَافًا알f파f파
and gardens of dense foliage?
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إِنَّ인나 يَوْمَ야우말 الْفَصْلِf파슬리 كَانَ카나 مِيقَاتًا미까타
Indeed the Day of Decision is an appointed time:
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يَوْمَ야우마 يُنْفَخُ윤f파쿠 فِيf핏 الصُّورِ수r리 فَتَأْتُونَf파타으투나 أَفْوَاجًا아f프와자
the Day the Trumpet is blown and you will come forth in crowds,
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وَفُتِحَتِ와f푸티하팃 السَّمَاءُ사마우 فَكَانَتْf파카나트 أَبْوَابًا아브와바
and the sky is opened and becomes gateways,
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وَسُيِّرَتِ와수이r라틸 الْجِبَالُ지발루 فَكَانَتْf파카나트 سَرَابًا사r라바
and the mountains are set in motion and become a mirage.
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إِنَّ인나 جَهَنَّمَ자한나마 كَانَتْ카나트 مِرْصَادًا미r르사다
Indeed Hell is lying in wait,
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لِلطَّاغِينَ릿따기나 مَآبًا마아바
a place of return for the transgressors,
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لَابِثِينَ라비θ시나 فِيهَاf피하 أَحْقَابًا아흐까바
in which they will remain for ages.
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لَا라 يَذُوقُونَ야ð두꾸나 فِيهَاf피하 بَرْدًا바r르단 وَلَا왈라 شَرَابًا샤r라바
They will taste therein neither coolness nor drink,
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إِلَّا일라 حَمِيمًا하미만 وَغَسَّاقًا와갓사까
except scalding water and foul pus —
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جَزَاءً자자안 وِفَاقًا위f파까
a fitting recompense.
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إِنَّهُمْ인나훔 كَانُوا카누 لَا라 يَرْجُونَ야r르주나 حِسَابًا히사바
Indeed they were not expecting an account,
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وَكَذَّبُوا와캇ð다부 بِآيَاتِنَا비아야티나 كِذَّابًا킷ð다바
and they utterly denied Our signs.
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وَكُلَّ와쿨라 شَيْءٍ샤이인 أَحْصَيْنَاهُ아흐사이나후 كِتَابًا키타바
But everything We have recorded in writing.
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فَذُوقُواf파ð두꾸 فَلَنْf팔란 نَزِيدَكُمْ나지다쿰 إِلَّا일라 عَذَابًا아ð다바
"So taste! We will not increase you except in punishment."
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إِنَّ인나 لِلْمُتَّقِينَ릴뭇타끼나 مَفَازًا마f파자
Indeed for the God-fearing is a place of triumph:
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حَدَائِقَ하다이까 وَأَعْنَابًا와아으나바
gardens and grapevines,
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وَكَوَاعِبَ와카와이바 أَتْرَابًا아트r라바
and full-breasted companions of equal age,
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وَكَأْسًا와카으산 دِهَاقًا디하까
and a full cup.
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لَا라 يَسْمَعُونَ야스마우나 فِيهَاf피하 لَغْوًا라그완 وَلَا왈라 كِذَّابًا킷ð다바
They will hear therein neither idle talk nor lying —
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جَزَاءً자자암 مِنْ민 رَبِّكَr랍비카 عَطَاءً아따안 حِسَابًا히사바
a reward from your Lord, a generous gift, well-reckoned,
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رَبِّr랍빗 السَّمَاوَاتِ사마와티 وَالْأَرْضِ왈아r르디 وَمَا와마 بَيْنَهُمَا바이나후마 الرَّحْمَٰنِ르r라흐마니 ۖ لَا라 يَمْلِكُونَ얌리쿠나 مِنْهُ민후 خِطَابًا키따바
[from] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Gracious. They will not be able to address Him.
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يَوْمَ야우마 يَقُومُ야꾸무 الرُّوحُ르r루후 وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ왈말라이카투 صَفًّا삽f팔 ۖ لَا라 يَتَكَلَّمُونَ야타칼라무나 إِلَّا일라 مَنْ만 أَذِنَ아ð디나 لَهُ라후 الرَّحْمَٰنُ르r라흐마누 وَقَالَ와깔라 صَوَابًا사와바
On the Day the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak, except one whom the Most Gracious permits and who says what is right.
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ذَٰلِكَð달리칼 الْيَوْمُ야우물 الْحَقُّ학꾸 ۖ فَمَنْf파만 شَاءَ샤앗 اتَّخَذَ타카ð다 إِلَىٰ일라 رَبِّهِr랍비히 مَآبًا마아바
That is the True Day. So whoever wills may take a way of return to his Lord.
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إِنَّا인나 أَنْذَرْنَاكُمْ안ð다r르나쿰 عَذَابًا아ð다반 قَرِيبًا까r리반 يَوْمَ야우마 يَنْظُرُ얀ð두r룰 الْمَرْءُ마r르우 مَا마 قَدَّمَتْ깟다마트 يَدَاهُ야다후 وَيَقُولُ와야꿀룰 الْكَافِرُ카f피r루 يَا야 لَيْتَنِي라이타니 كُنْتُ쿤투 تُرَابًا투r라바
Indeed We have warned you of a near punishment — on the Day a man will see what his hands have sent ahead, and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish I were dust!"