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