بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
An-Naba 78:40
The Tidings · Juz 30 · Page 583
إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا ٤٠
Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth1 and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
1 translator’s note
- i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter. ↩
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ثم ختم - سبحانه - السورة الكريمة بهذا الإِنذار البليغ فقال : ( إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَاباً قَرِيباً يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ المرء مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الكافر ياليتني كُنتُ تُرَاباً ) .والإنذار : الإِخبار بحصول شئ تسوء عاقبته ، فى وقت يستطيع المنذر فيه أن يجنب نفسه الوقوع فى ذلك الشئ . أى : إنا أخبرناكم - أيها الناس - بأن هناك عذابا قريبا ، سيحل بمن يستحقه عما قريب .وذلك العذاب سيكون أشد هولا ، وأبقى أثرا ، يوم القيامة ، ( يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ المرء مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ) أى : يوم يرى كل إنسان عمله حاضرا أمامه ، ومسجلا عليه . .( وَيَقُولُ الكافر ياليتني كُنتُ تُرَاباً ) أى : ويقول الإِنسان الكافر فى هذا اليوم على سبيل الحسرة والندامة ، يا ليتنى كنت فى الدنيا ترابا ، ولم أخلق بشرا ، ولم أكلف بشئ من التكاليف ، ولم أبعث ولم أحاسب .فالمقصود بالآية قطع أعذار المعتذرين بأبلغ وجه ، من قبل أن يأتى يوم لا ينفع فيه مال ولا بنون إلا من أتى الله بقلب سليم .وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم .
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78:31
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ٣١
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment1 -
1 translator’s note
- Of security, success and reward, including escape and safety from Hell. ↩
78:32
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا ٣٢
Gardens and grapevines
78:33
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا ٣٣
And young women [companions] of equal age.
78:34
وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا ٣٤
And a full cup.1
1 translator’s note
- Of wine which is delicious and does not intoxicate. ↩
78:35
لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّٰبٗا ٣٥
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
78:36
جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا ٣٦
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,1
1 translator’s note
- 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]." ↩
78:37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا ٣٧
[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.1
1 translator’s note
- None of Allāh's creatures can plead with Him on the Day of Judgement except by His permission. ↩
78:38
يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا ٣٨
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.
78:39
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا ٣٩
That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., a direct route through correct beliefs and righteous deeds. ↩
78:40
إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا ٤٠
Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth1 and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
1 translator’s note
- i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter. ↩
79:1
وَٱلنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرۡقٗا ١
By those [angels] who extract with violence1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., those who tear out the souls of those destined for Hell. ↩
79:2
وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشۡطٗا ٢
And [by] those who remove with ease1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., those angels who ease out the souls of those destined for Paradise. ↩
79:3
وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبۡحٗا ٣
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming1
1 translator’s note
- Speeding to execute Allāh's commands. ↩
79:4
فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبۡقٗا ٤
And those who race each other in a race1
1 translator’s note
- Racing to deliver the souls of the believers to Paradise. ↩
79:5
فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمۡرٗا ٥
And those who arrange [each] matter,1
1 translator’s note
- According to Allāh's decree. ↩
79:6
يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ ٦
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
79:7
تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ ٧
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
79:8
قُلُوبٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاجِفَةٌ ٨
Hearts,1 that Day, will tremble,
1 translator’s note
- Those of the disbelievers who denied the Resurrection. ↩
79:9
أَبۡصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٞ ٩
Their eyes1 humbled.
1 translator’s note
- Those of the disbelievers. ↩
79:10
يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِي ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ ١٠
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
79:11
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا نَّخِرَةٗ ١١
Even if we should be decayed bones?"1
1 translator’s note
- The disbelievers say this in ridicule of the warning. ↩
79:12
قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذٗا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٞ ١٢
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., "If that were so, we would not be able to escape punishment." ↩
79:13
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ ١٣
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
79:14
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ ١٤
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
79:15
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ ١٥
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
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