Surah An-Naba 78:39 — translation and meaning

النبأ · Verse 39 / 40 · Page 583

ۖ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ مَآبًا

Word by Word

ۖ
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
الْيَوْمُ
al-yawmu
(is) the Day
الْحَقُّ
al-haqu
the True
فَمَن
faman
So whoever
شَاءَ
shaa
wills
اتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
let him take
إِلَى
ila
towards
رَبِّهِ
rabbihi
his Lord
مَآبًا
maaban
a return

Transliteration

Zaalikal yaumul haqqu faman shaa-at ta khaaza ill-laa rabbihi ma-aaba

Translation

That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

That which has been described to you is the day in which there is no doubt regarding its occurrence. So whoever wishes salvation on it from the punishment of Allah, he should take the path to it through performing good deeds that will please his Lord.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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