Verses 28–40

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًۭا﴿٢٨﴾

78:28and they denied Our signs mendaciously,¹

وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا﴿٢٩﴾

78:29and We have figured everything in a Book.²

فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا﴿٣٠﴾

78:30So [now] taste! We shall increase you in nothing but punishment!

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا﴿٣١﴾

78:31Indeed a triumph awaits the Godwary:³

حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًۭا﴿٣٢﴾

78:32gardens and vineyards,

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًۭا﴿٣٣﴾

78:33and buxom maidens of a like age,⁴⁵

وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا﴿٣٤﴾

78:34and brimming cups.

لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا﴿٣٥﴾

78:35Therein they shall hear neither vain talk nor lies

جَزَآءًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًۭا﴿٣٦﴾

78:36—a reward and a sufficing bounty from your Lord,⁶

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًۭا﴿٣٧﴾

78:37the All-beneficent, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. They will not be able to address Him

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّۭا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًۭا﴿٣٨﴾

78:38on the day when the Spirit and the angels stand in an array: none shall speak except someone who is permitted by the All-beneficent and says what is rightful.

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا﴿٣٩﴾

78:39That day is true for certain. So let anyone who wishes take resort with his Lord.⁷

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًۭا قَرِيبًۭا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا﴿٤٠﴾

78:40Indeed We have warned you of a punishment near at hand—the day when a person will observe what his hands have sent ahead and the faithless one will say, ‘I wish I were dust!’