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About Surah An-Naba

Surah An-Naba is surah 78 of 114 in the Quran, classified as Meccan, with 40 ayat. In the 604-page Madani mushaf it begins on page 582. The Arabic text is here with the Saheeh International English translation beside it, and the recitation of Mishary Alafasy follows it word by word, highlighting each word as it is read. The name means "The Tidings".

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    About what are they asking one another?

  2. عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    About the great news1821 -

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1821 i.e., the Resurrection.
  3. ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ

    That over which they are in disagreement.

  4. كـَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ

    No! They are going to know.

  5. ثُمَّ كـَلَّا سَيَعۡلَمُونَ

    Then, no! They are going to know.

  6. أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدٗا

    Have We not made the earth a resting place?

  7. وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَوۡتَادٗا

    And the mountains as stakes?1822

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1822 To stabilize the land and balance the earth.
  8. وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا

    And We created you in pairs

  9. وَجَعَلۡنَا نَوۡمَكُمۡ سُبَاتٗا

    And made your sleep [a means for] rest

  10. وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ لِبَاسٗا

    And made the night as clothing1823

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1823 Covering you in darkness and providing rest.
  11. وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشٗا

    And made the day for livelihood

  12. وَبَنَيۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعٗا شِدَادٗا

    And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

  13. وَجَعَلۡنَا سِرَاجٗا وَهَّاجٗا

    And made [therein] a burning lamp

  14. وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ مَآءٗ ثَجَّاجٗا

    And sent down from the rain clouds pouring water

  15. لِّنُخۡرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبّٗا وَنَبَاتٗا

    That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

  16. وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا

    And gardens of entwined growth.

  17. إِنَّ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتٗا

    Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

  18. يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأۡتُونَ أَفۡوَاجٗا

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

  19. وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبٗا

    And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

  20. وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ فَكَانَتۡ سَرَابًا

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

  21. إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا

    Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

  22. لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابٗا

    For the transgressors, a place of return,

  23. لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحۡقَابٗا

    In which they will remain for ages [unending].

  24. لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرۡدٗا وَلَا شَرَابًا

    They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.

  25. إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا

    Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

  26. جَزَآءٗ وِفَاقًا

    An appropriate recompense.1824

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1824 In proportion to and comparable with their crimes.
  27. إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَرۡجُونَ حِسَابٗا

    Indeed, they were not expecting an account

  28. وَكَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابٗا

    And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

  29. وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ كِتَٰبٗا

    But all things We have enumerated in writing.

  30. فَذُوقُواْ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمۡ إِلَّا عَذَابًا

    "So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."1825

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1825 This announcement will be made to the companions of Hell.
  31. إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا

    Indeed, for the righteous is attainment1826 -

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1826 Of security, success and reward, including escape and safety from Hell.
  32. حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا

    Gardens and grapevines

  33. وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا

    And young women [companions] of equal age.

  34. وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا

    And a full cup.1827

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1827 Of wine which is delicious and does not intoxicate.
  35. لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّٰبٗا

    No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

  36. جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا

    [As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,1828

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1828 i.e., as a result of both their own righteous deeds and the limitless generosity of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Another meaning is "a gift calculated [to be adequate]."
  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.1829

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1829 None of Allāh's creatures can plead with Him on the Day of Judgement except by His permission.
  38. يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا

    The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] 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.

  39. ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا

    That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.1830

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1830 i.e., a direct route through correct beliefs and righteous deeds.
  40. إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا

    Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth1831 and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"

    Translator notes (1)
    1. 1831 i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter.
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Surah An-Naba in the mushaf

Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Words
173
Madani mushaf (604 pages)
582-583
IndoPak mushaf (610 pages)
586-587
Naskh mushaf (612 pages)
587-588

Questions about Surah An-Naba

How many ayat does Surah An-Naba have?

Surah An-Naba has 40 ayat. It is surah 78 of 114 in the Quran.

Which juz is Surah An-Naba in?

Surah An-Naba: juz 30 of 30.

Is Surah An-Naba Meccan or Medinan?

Surah An-Naba is classified as Meccan.

What page is Surah An-Naba on?

Surah An-Naba in the Madani mushaf (604 pages): 582-583. In the IndoPak mushaf (610 pages): 586-587. In the Naskh mushaf (612 pages): 587-588.

How many words does Surah An-Naba have?

Surah An-Naba: 173 words, counted from the Uthmani text this site reads.

How many Arabic letters does Surah An-Naba have?

Surah An-Naba: 780 letters, counted from the same Uthmani text, without the vowel marks.

Where does Surah An-Naba come in the Quran?

Surah An-Naba runs from ayah 5,673 to ayah 5,712 of the 6,236 ayat in the Quran.

Does Surah An-Naba have a sajdah ayah?

No. Surah An-Naba carries no sajdah mark in the Madinah mushaf; 14 of the 114 surahs do.

Can I listen to Surah An-Naba?

Yes. All 40 ayat of Surah An-Naba play here ayah by ayah, in the recitation of any of 43 reciters, free and with no sign-up.

Which Arabic text is used for Surah An-Naba?

The Uthmanic Hafs text of the King Fahd Complex, set in the Complex’s own KFGQPC Uthmanic Hafs V22 face. Every count on this page, including the 40 ayat and 173 words, is generated from that same text.

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