Surah An-Naba word by word
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An-Naba (النبأ) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 40 verses, 173 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.
With 173 words to discover, Surah An-Naba becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.
Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Verse 1 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About what are they asking one another?
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عَمَّ
ʿamma
About what
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يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
yatasāalūna
are they asking one another
Verse 2 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About the great news -
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عَنِ
ʿani
About
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ٱلنَّبَإِ
l-naba-i
the News
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ٱلْعَظِيمِ
l-ʿaẓīmi
the Great
Verse 3 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
That over which they are in disagreement.
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ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(About) which
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هُمْ
hum
they
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فِيهِ
fīhi
(are) concerning it
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مُخْتَلِفُونَ
mukh'talifūna
(in) disagreement
Verse 4 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
No! They are going to know.
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كَلَّا
kallā
Nay
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سَيَعْلَمُونَ
sayaʿlamūna
(soon) they will know
Verse 5 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Then, no! They are going to know.
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ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
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كَلَّا
kallā
Nay
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سَيَعْلَمُونَ
sayaʿlamūna
(soon) they will know
Verse 6 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَـٰدًۭا
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
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أَلَمْ
alam
Have not
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نَجْعَلِ
najʿali
We made
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ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
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مِهَـٰدًۭا
mihādan
a resting place
Verse 7 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا
And the mountains as stakes?
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وَٱلْجِبَالَ
wal-jibāla
And the mountains
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أَوْتَادًۭا
awtādan
(as) pegs
Verse 8 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا
And We created you in pairs
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وَخَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ
wakhalaqnākum
And We created you
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أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
(in) pairs
Verse 9 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًۭا
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
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وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We made
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نَوْمَكُمْ
nawmakum
your sleep
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سُبَاتًۭا
subātan
(for) rest
Verse 10 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًۭا
And made the night as clothing
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وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We made
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ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
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لِبَاسًۭا
libāsan
(as) covering
Verse 11 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًۭا
And made the day for livelihood
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وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We made
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ٱلنَّهَارَ
l-nahāra
the day
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مَعَاشًۭا
maʿāshan
(for) livelihood
Verse 12 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
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وَبَنَيْنَا
wabanaynā
And We constructed
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فَوْقَكُمْ
fawqakum
over you
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سَبْعًۭا
sabʿan
seven
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شِدَادًۭا
shidādan
strong
Verse 13 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًۭا وَهَّاجًۭا
And made [therein] a burning lamp
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وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We placed
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سِرَاجًۭا
sirājan
a lamp
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وَهَّاجًۭا
wahhājan
burning
Verse 14 - Surah An-Naba: 5 words
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وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءًۭ ثَجَّاجًۭا
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
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وَأَنزَلْنَا
wa-anzalnā
And We sent down
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مِنَ
mina
from
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ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ
l-muʿ'ṣirāti
the rain clouds
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مَآءًۭ
māan
water
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ثَجَّاجًۭا
thajjājan
pouring abundantly
Verse 15 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّۭا وَنَبَاتًۭا
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
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لِّنُخْرِجَ
linukh'rija
That We may bring forth
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بِهِۦ
bihi
thereby
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حَبًّۭا
ḥabban
grain
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وَنَبَاتًۭا
wanabātan
and vegetation
Verse 16 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
And gardens of entwined growth.
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وَجَنَّـٰتٍ
wajannātin
And gardens
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أَلْفَافًا
alfāfan
(of) thick foliage
Verse 17 - Surah An-Naba: 5 words
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إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَـٰتًۭا
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
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إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
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يَوْمَ
yawma
(the) Day
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ٱلْفَصْلِ
l-faṣli
(of) the Judgment
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كَانَ
kāna
is
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مِيقَـٰتًۭا
mīqātan
an appointed time
Verse 18 - Surah An-Naba: 6 words
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يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًۭا
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
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يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
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يُنفَخُ
yunfakhu
(in which) shall be blown
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فِى
fī
in
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ٱلصُّورِ
l-ṣūri
the trumpet
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فَتَأْتُونَ
fatatūna
and you will come forth
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أَفْوَاجًۭا
afwājan
(in) crowds
Verse 19 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًۭا
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
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وَفُتِحَتِ
wafutiḥati
And is opened
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ٱلسَّمَآءُ
l-samāu
the heaven
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فَكَانَتْ
fakānat
and becomes
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أَبْوَٰبًۭا
abwāban
gateways
Verse 20 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
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وَسُيِّرَتِ
wasuyyirati
And are moved
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ٱلْجِبَالُ
l-jibālu
the mountains
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فَكَانَتْ
fakānat
and become
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سَرَابًا
sarāban
a mirage
Verse 21 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًۭا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
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إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
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جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
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كَانَتْ
kānat
is
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مِرْصَادًۭا
mir'ṣādan
lying in wait
Verse 22 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًۭا
For the transgressors, a place of return,
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لِّلطَّـٰغِينَ
lilṭṭāghīna
For the transgressors
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مَـَٔابًۭا
maāban
a place of return
Verse 23 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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لَّـٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًۭا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
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لَّـٰبِثِينَ
lābithīna
(They will) be remaining
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فِيهَآ
fīhā
therein
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أَحْقَابًۭا
aḥqāban
(for) ages
Verse 24 - Surah An-Naba: 6 words
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لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًۭا وَلَا شَرَابًا
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
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لَّا
lā
Not
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يَذُوقُونَ
yadhūqūna
they will taste
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فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
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بَرْدًۭا
bardan
coolness
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وَلَا
walā
and not
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شَرَابًا
sharāban
any drink
Verse 25 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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إِلَّا حَمِيمًۭا وَغَسَّاقًۭا
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
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إِلَّا
illā
Except
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حَمِيمًۭا
ḥamīman
scalding water
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وَغَسَّاقًۭا
waghassāqan
and purulence
Verse 26 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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جَزَآءًۭ وِفَاقًا
An appropriate recompense.
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جَزَآءًۭ
jazāan
A recompense
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وِفَاقًا
wifāqan
appropriate
Verse 27 - Surah An-Naba: 5 words
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إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًۭا
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
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إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
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كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
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لَا
lā
not
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يَرْجُونَ
yarjūna
expecting
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حِسَابًۭا
ḥisāban
an account
Verse 28 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
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وَكَذَّبُوا۟
wakadhabū
And they denied
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بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
Our Signs
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كِذَّابًۭا
kidhāban
(with) denial
Verse 29 - Surah An-Naba: 4 words
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وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ كِتَـٰبًۭا
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
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وَكُلَّ
wakulla
And every
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شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
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أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ
aḥṣaynāhu
We have enumerated it
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كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
(in) a Book
Verse 30 - Surah An-Naba: 5 words
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فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
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فَذُوقُوا۟
fadhūqū
So taste
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فَلَن
falan
and never
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نَّزِيدَكُمْ
nazīdakum
We will increase you
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إِلَّا
illā
except
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عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
(in) punishment
Verse 31 - Surah An-Naba: 3 words
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إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
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إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
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لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqīna
for the righteous
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مَفَازًا
mafāzan
(is) success
Verse 32 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَـٰبًۭا
Gardens and grapevines
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حَدَآئِقَ
ḥadāiqa
Gardens
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وَأَعْنَـٰبًۭا
wa-aʿnāban
and grapevines
Verse 33 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا
And full-breasted [companions] of equal age
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وَكَوَاعِبَ
wakawāʿiba
And splendid companions
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أَتْرَابًۭا
atrāban
well-matched
Verse 34 - Surah An-Naba: 2 words
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وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا
And a full cup.
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وَكَأْسًۭا
wakasan
And a cup
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دِهَاقًۭا
dihāqan
full
Verse 35 - Surah An-Naba: 6 words
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لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
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لَّا
lā
Not
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يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
they will hear
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فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
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لَغْوًۭا
laghwan
any vain talk
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وَلَا
walā
and not
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كِذَّٰبًۭا
kidhāban
any falsehood
Verse 36 - Surah An-Naba: 5 words
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جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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جَزَآءًۭ
jazāan
(As) a reward
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مِّن
min
from
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رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
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عَطَآءً
ʿaṭāan
a gift
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حِسَابًۭا
ḥisāban
(according to) account
Verse 37 - Surah An-Naba: 10 words
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رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا
[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.
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رَّبِّ
rabbi
Lord
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ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
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وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
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بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
(is) between both of them
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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ
l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious
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لَا
lā
not
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يَمْلِكُونَ
yamlikūna
they have power
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مِنْهُ
min'hu
from Him
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خِطَابًۭا
khiṭāban
(to) address
Verse 38 - Surah An-Naba: 14 words
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يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا
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.
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يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
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يَقُومُ
yaqūmu
will stand
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ٱلرُّوحُ
l-rūḥu
the Spirit
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وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
wal-malāikatu
and the Angels
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صَفًّۭا ۖ
ṣaffan
(in) rows
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لَّا
lā
not
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يَتَكَلَّمُونَ
yatakallamūna
they will speak
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إِلَّا
illā
except
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مَنْ
man
(one) who
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أَذِنَ
adhina
permits
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لَهُ
lahu
[for] him
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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
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وَقَالَ
waqāla
and he (will) say
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صَوَابًۭا
ṣawāban
(what is) correct
Verse 39 - Surah An-Naba: 9 words
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ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
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ٱلْيَوْمُ
l-yawmu
(is) the Day
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ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ
l-ḥaqu
the True
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فَمَن
faman
So whoever
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شَآءَ
shāa
wills
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ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
let him take
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إِلَىٰ
ilā
towards
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رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
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مَـَٔابًا
maāban
a return
Verse 40 - Surah An-Naba: 15 words
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إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا
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!"
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إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed We
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أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ
andharnākum
[We] have warned you
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عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
(of) a punishment
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قَرِيبًۭا
qarīban
near
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يَوْمَ
yawma
(the) Day
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يَنظُرُ
yanẓuru
will see
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ٱلْمَرْءُ
l-maru
the man
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مَا
mā
what
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قَدَّمَتْ
qaddamat
have sent forth
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يَدَاهُ
yadāhu
his hands
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وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
and will say
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ٱلْكَافِرُ
l-kāfiru
the disbeliever
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يَـٰلَيْتَنِى
yālaytanī
O I wish
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كُنتُ
kuntu
I were
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تُرَٰبًۢا
turāban
dust
See also
All surahs word by word