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78:1 ⚑
  1. عَمَّ ʿamma About what
  2. يَتَسَآءَلُونَ yatasāalūna are they asking one another
78:2 ⚑
  1. عَنِ ʿani About
  2. ٱلنَّبَإِ l-naba-i the News
  3. ٱلۡعَظِيمِ l-ʿaẓīmi the Great
78:3 ⚑
  1. ٱلَّذِي alladhī (About) which
  2. هُمۡ hum they
  3. فِيهِ fīhi (are) concerning it
  4. مُخۡتَلِفُونَ mukh'talifūna (in) disagreement
78:4 ⚑
  1. كَلَّا kallā Nay
  2. سَيَعۡلَمُونَ sayaʿlamūna (soon) they will know
78:5 ⚑
  1. ثُمَّ thumma Then
  2. كَلَّا kallā Nay
  3. سَيَعۡلَمُونَ sayaʿlamūna (soon) they will know
78:6 ⚑
  1. أَلَمۡ alam Have not
  2. نَجۡعَلِ najʿali We made
  3. ٱلۡأَرۡضَ l-arḍa the earth
  4. مِهَٰدࣰا mihādan a resting place
78:7 ⚑
  1. وَٱلۡجِبَالَ wal-jibāla And the mountains
  2. أَوۡتَادࣰا awtādan (as) pegs
78:8 ⚑
  1. وَخَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ wakhalaqnākum And We created you
  2. أَزۡوَٰجࣰا azwājan (in) pairs
78:9 ⚑
  1. وَجَعَلۡنَا wajaʿalnā And We made
  2. نَوۡمَكُمۡ nawmakum your sleep
  3. سُبَاتࣰا subātan (for) rest
78:10 ⚑
  1. وَجَعَلۡنَا wajaʿalnā And We made
  2. ٱلَّيۡلَ al-layla the night
  3. لِبَاسࣰا libāsan (as) covering
78:11 ⚑
  1. وَجَعَلۡنَا wajaʿalnā And We made
  2. ٱلنَّهَارَ l-nahāra the day
  3. مَعَاشࣰا maʿāshan (for) livelihood
78:12 ⚑
  1. وَبَنَيۡنَا wabanaynā And We constructed
  2. فَوۡقَكُمۡ fawqakum over you
  3. سَبۡعࣰا sabʿan seven
  4. شِدَادࣰا shidādan strong
78:13 ⚑
  1. وَجَعَلۡنَا wajaʿalnā And We placed
  2. سِرَاجࣰا sirājan a lamp
  3. وَهَّاجࣰا wahhājan burning
78:14 ⚑
  1. وَأَنزَلۡنَا wa-anzalnā And We sent down
  2. مِنَ mina from
  3. ٱلۡمُعۡصِرَٰتِ l-muʿ'ṣirāti the rain clouds
  4. مَآءࣰ māan water
  5. ثَجَّاجࣰا thajjājan pouring abundantly
78:15 ⚑
  1. لِّنُخۡرِجَ linukh'rija That We may bring forth
  2. بِهِۦ bihi thereby
  3. حَبࣰّا ḥabban grain
  4. وَنَبَاتࣰا wanabātan and vegetation
78:16 ⚑
  1. وَجَنَّٰتٍ wajannātin And gardens
  2. أَلۡفَافًا alfāfan (of) thick foliage
78:17 ⚑
  1. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  2. يَوۡمَ yawma (the) Day
  3. ٱلۡفَصۡلِ l-faṣli (of) the Judgment
  4. كَانَ kāna is
  5. مِيقَٰتࣰا mīqātan an appointed time
78:18 ⚑
  1. يَوۡمَ yawma (The) Day
  2. يُنفَخُ yunfakhu (in which) shall be blown
  3. فِي fī in
  4. ٱلصُّورِ l-ṣūri the trumpet
  5. فَتَأۡتُونَ fatatūna and you will come forth
  6. أَفۡوَاجࣰا afwājan (in) crowds
78:19 ⚑
  1. وَفُتِحَتِ wafutiḥati And is opened
  2. ٱلسَّمَآءُ l-samāu the heaven
  3. فَكَانَتۡ fakānat and becomes
  4. أَبۡوَٰبࣰا abwāban gateways
78:20 ⚑
  1. وَسُيِّرَتِ wasuyyirati And are moved
  2. ٱلۡجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains
  3. فَكَانَتۡ fakānat and become
  4. سَرَابًا sarāban a mirage
78:21 ⚑
  1. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  2. جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell
  3. كَانَتۡ kānat is
  4. مِرۡصَادࣰا mir'ṣādan lying in wait
78:22 ⚑
  1. لِّلطَّٰغِينَ lilṭṭāghīna For the transgressors
  2. مَـَٔابࣰا maāban a place of return
78:23 ⚑
  1. لَّٰبِثِينَ lābithīna (They will) be remaining
  2. فِيهَآ fīhā therein
  3. أَحۡقَابࣰا aḥqāban (for) ages
78:24 ⚑
  1. لَّا lā Not
  2. يَذُوقُونَ yadhūqūna they will taste
  3. فِيهَا fīhā therein
  4. بَرۡدࣰا bardan coolness
  5. وَلَا walā and not
  6. شَرَابًا sharāban any drink
78:25 ⚑
  1. إِلَّا illā Except
  2. حَمِيمࣰا ḥamīman scalding water
  3. وَغَسَّاقࣰا waghassāqan and purulence
78:26 ⚑
  1. جَزَآءࣰ jazāan A recompense
  2. وِفَاقًا wifāqan appropriate
78:27 ⚑
  1. إِنَّهُمۡ innahum Indeed, they
  2. كَانُواْ kānū were
  3. لَا lā not
  4. يَرۡجُونَ yarjūna expecting
  5. حِسَابࣰا ḥisāban an account
78:28 ⚑
  1. وَكَذَّبُواْ wakadhabū And they denied
  2. بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs
  3. كِذَّابࣰا kidhāban (with) denial
78:29 ⚑
  1. وَكُلَّ wakulla And every
  2. شَيۡءٍ shayin thing
  3. أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ aḥṣaynāhu We have enumerated it
  4. كِتَٰبࣰا kitāban (in) a Book
78:30 ⚑
  1. فَذُوقُواْ fadhūqū So taste
  2. فَلَن falan and never
  3. نَّزِيدَكُمۡ nazīdakum We will increase you
  4. إِلَّا illā except
  5. عَذَابًا ʿadhāban (in) punishment
78:31 ⚑
  1. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  2. لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the righteous
  3. مَفَازًا mafāzan (is) success
78:32 ⚑
  1. حَدَآئِقَ ḥadāiqa Gardens
  2. وَأَعۡنَٰبࣰا wa-aʿnāban and grapevines
78:33 ⚑
  1. وَكَوَاعِبَ wakawāʿiba And splendid companions
  2. أَتۡرَابࣰا atrāban well-matched
78:34 ⚑
  1. وَكَأۡسࣰا wakasan And a cup
  2. دِهَاقࣰا dihāqan full
78:35 ⚑
  1. لَّا lā Not
  2. يَسۡمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna they will hear
  3. فِيهَا fīhā therein
  4. لَغۡوࣰا laghwan any vain talk
  5. وَلَا walā and not
  6. كِذَّٰبࣰا kidhāban any falsehood
78:36 ⚑
  1. جَزَآءࣰ jazāan (As) a reward
  2. مِّن min from
  3. رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord
  4. عَطَآءً ʿaṭāan a gift
  5. حِسَابࣰا ḥisāban (according to) account
78:37 ⚑
  1. رَّبِّ rabbi Lord
  2. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens
  3. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ wal-arḍi and the earth
  4. وَمَا wamā and whatever
  5. بَيۡنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between both of them
  6. ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ l-raḥmāni the Most Gracious
  7. لَا lā not
  8. يَمۡلِكُونَ yamlikūna they have power
  9. مِنۡهُ min'hu from Him
  10. خِطَابࣰا khiṭāban (to) address
78:38 ⚑
  1. يَوۡمَ yawma (The) Day
  2. يَقُومُ yaqūmu will stand
  3. ٱلرُّوحُ l-rūḥu the Spirit
  4. وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ wal-malāikatu and the Angels
  5. صَفࣰّاۖ ṣaffan (in) rows
  6. لَّا lā not
  7. يَتَكَلَّمُونَ yatakallamūna they will speak
  8. إِلَّا illā except
  9. مَنۡ man (one) who
  10. أَذِنَ adhina permits
  11. لَهُ lahu [for] him
  12. ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ l-raḥmānu the Most Gracious
  13. وَقَالَ waqāla and he (will) say
  14. صَوَابࣰا ṣawāban (what is) correct
78:39 ⚑
  1. ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
  2. ٱلۡيَوۡمُ l-yawmu (is) the Day
  3. ٱلۡحَقُّۖ l-ḥaqu the True
  4. فَمَن faman So whoever
  5. شَآءَ shāa wills
  6. ٱتَّخَذَ ittakhadha let him take
  7. إِلَىٰ ilā towards
  8. رَبِّهِۦ rabbihi his Lord
  9. مَـَٔابًا maāban a return
78:40 ⚑
  1. إِنَّآ innā Indeed We
  2. أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ andharnākum [We] have warned you
  3. عَذَابࣰا ʿadhāban (of) a punishment
  4. قَرِيبࣰا qarīban near
  5. يَوۡمَ yawma (the) Day
  6. يَنظُرُ yanẓuru will see
  7. ٱلۡمَرۡءُ l-maru the man
  8. مَا mā what
  9. قَدَّمَتۡ qaddamat have sent forth
  10. يَدَاهُ yadāhu his hands
  11. وَيَقُولُ wayaqūlu and will say
  12. ٱلۡكَافِرُ l-kāfiru the disbeliever
  13. يَٰلَيۡتَنِي yālaytanī O I wish
  14. كُنتُ kuntu I were
  15. تُرَٰبَۢا turāban dust

Word meanings: quran.com (word-by-word), imported as published. Qur'an text: King Fahd Complex.