Al Nazaat

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those who drag forth to destruction,

Shakir

1 I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked,

Saheeh International

1 By those [angels] who extract with violence

Transliteration

1 WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

Pickthall

2 By the meteors rushing,

Shakir

2 And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed,

Saheeh International

2 And [by] those who remove with ease

Transliteration

2 Waalnnashitati nashtan

Pickthall

3 By the lone stars floating,

Shakir

3 And by those who float in space,

Saheeh International

3 And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

Transliteration

3 Waalssabihati sabhan

Pickthall

4 By the angels hastening,

Shakir

4 Then those who are foremost going ahead,

Saheeh International

4 And those who race each other in a race

Transliteration

4 Faalssabiqati sabqan

Pickthall

5 And those who govern the event,

Shakir

5 Then those who regulate the affair.

Saheeh International

5 And those who arrange [each] matter,

Transliteration

5 Faalmudabbirati amran

Pickthall

6 On the day when the first trump resoundeth.

Shakir

6 The day on which the quaking one shall quake,

Saheeh International

6 On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

Transliteration

6 Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

Pickthall

7 And the second followeth it,

Shakir

7 What must happen afterwards shall follow it.

Saheeh International

7 There will follow it the subsequent [one].

Transliteration

7 TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

Pickthall

8 On that day hearts beat painfully

Shakir

8 Hearts on that day shall palpitate,

Saheeh International

8 Hearts, that Day, will tremble,

Transliteration

8 Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun

Pickthall

9 While eyes are downcast

Shakir

9 Their eyes cast down.

Saheeh International

9 Their eyes humbled.

Transliteration

9 Absaruha khashiAAatun

Pickthall

10 (Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state

Shakir

10 They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state?

Saheeh International

10 They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?

Transliteration

10 Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

Pickthall

11 Even after we are crumbled bones ?

Shakir

11 What! when we are rotten bones?

Saheeh International

11 Even if we should be decayed bones?

Transliteration

11 Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

Pickthall

12 They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.

Shakir

12 They said: That then would be a return occasioning loss.

Saheeh International

12 They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

Transliteration

12 Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

Pickthall

13 Surely it will need but one shout,

Shakir

13 But it shall be only a single cry,

Saheeh International

13 Indeed, it will be but one shout,

Transliteration

13 Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun

Pickthall

14 And lo! they will be awakened.

Shakir

14 When lo! they shall be wakeful.

Saheeh International

14 And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.

Transliteration

14 Faitha hum bialssahirati

Pickthall

15 Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses ?

Shakir

15 Has not there come to you the story of Musa?

Saheeh International

15 Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

Transliteration

15 Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

Pickthall

16 How his Lord called him in the holy vale of Tuwa,

Shakir

16 When his Lord called upon him in the holy valley, twice,

Saheeh International

16 When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,

Transliteration

16 Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

Pickthall

17 (Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh - Lo! he hath rebelled -

Shakir

17 Go to Firon, surely he has become inordinate.

Saheeh International

17 "Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

Transliteration

17 Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

Pickthall

18 And say (unto him): Hast thou (will) to grow (in grace) ?

Shakir

18 Then say: Have you (a desire) to purify yourself:

Saheeh International

18 And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

Transliteration

18 Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

Pickthall

19 Then I will guide thee to thy Lord and thou shalt fear (Him).

Shakir

19 And I will guide you to your Lord so that you should fear.

Saheeh International

19 And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

Transliteration

19 Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

Pickthall

20 And he showed him the tremendous token.

Shakir

20 So he showed him the mighty sign.

Saheeh International

20 And he showed him the greatest sign,

Transliteration

20 Faarahu alayata alkubra

Pickthall

21 But he denied and disobeyed,

Shakir

21 But he rejected (the truth) and disobeyed.

Saheeh International

21 But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.

Transliteration

21 Fakaththaba waAAasa

Pickthall

22 Then turned he away in haste,

Shakir

22 Then he went back hastily.

Saheeh International

22 Then he turned his back, striving.

Transliteration

22 Thumma adbara yasAAa

Pickthall

23 Then gathered he and summoned

Shakir

23 Then he gathered (men) and called out.

Saheeh International

23 And he gathered [his people] and called out

Transliteration

23 Fahashara fanada

Pickthall

24 And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."

Shakir

24 Then he said: I am your lord, the most high.

Saheeh International

24 And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

Transliteration

24 Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla

Pickthall

25 So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.

Shakir

25 So Allah seized him with the punishment of the hereafter and the former life.

Saheeh International

25 So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].

Transliteration

25 Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola

Pickthall

26 Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth.

Shakir

26 Most surely there is in this a lesson to him who fears.

Saheeh International

26 Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].

Transliteration

26 Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

Pickthall

27 Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built ?

Shakir

27 Are you the harder to create or the heaven? He made it.

Saheeh International

27 Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.

Transliteration

27 Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

Pickthall

28 He raised the height thereof and ordered it;

Shakir

28 He raised high its height, then put it into a right good state.

Saheeh International

28 He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.

Transliteration

28 RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

Pickthall

29 And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.

Shakir

29 And He made dark its night and brought out its light.

Saheeh International

29 And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.

Transliteration

29 Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

Pickthall

30 And after that He spread the earth,

Shakir

30 And the earth, He expanded it after that.

Saheeh International

30 And after that He spread the earth.

Transliteration

30 Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha

Pickthall

31 And produced therefrom the water thereof and the pasture thereof,

Shakir

31 He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.

Saheeh International

31 He extracted from it its water and its pasture,

Transliteration

31 Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

Pickthall

32 And He made fast the hills,

Shakir

32 And the mountains, He made them firm,

Saheeh International

32 And the mountains He set firmly

Transliteration

32 Waaljibala arsaha

Pickthall

33 A provision for you and for your cattle.

Shakir

33 A provision for you and for your cattle.

Saheeh International

33 As provision for you and your grazing livestock.

Transliteration

33 MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

Pickthall

34 But when the great disaster cometh,

Shakir

34 But when the great predominating calamity comes;

Saheeh International

34 But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -

Transliteration

34 Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra

Pickthall

35 The day when man will call to mind his (whole) endeavour,

Shakir

35 The day on which man shall recollect what he strove after,

Saheeh International

35 The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,

Transliteration

35 Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa

Pickthall

36 And hell will stand forth visible to him who seeth,

Shakir

36 And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees

Saheeh International

36 And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -

Transliteration

36 Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

Pickthall

37 Then, as for him who rebelled

Shakir

37 Then as for him who is inordinate,

Saheeh International

37 So as for he who transgressed

Transliteration

37 Faamma man tagha

Pickthall

38 And chose the life of the world,

Shakir

38 And prefers the life of this world,

Saheeh International

38 And preferred the life of the world,

Transliteration

38 Waathara alhayata alddunya

Pickthall

39 Lo! hell will be his home.

Shakir

39 Then surely the hell, that is the abode.

Saheeh International

39 Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.

Transliteration

39 Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa

Pickthall

40 But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,

Shakir

40 And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,

Saheeh International

40 But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

Transliteration

40 Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

Pickthall

41 Lo! the Garden will be his home.

Shakir

41 Then surely the garden - - that is the abode.

Saheeh International

41 Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

Transliteration

41 Fainna aljannata hiya almawa

Pickthall

42 They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port ?

Shakir

42 They ask you about the hour, when it will come.

Saheeh International

42 They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?

Transliteration

42 Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

Pickthall

43 Why (ask they) ? What hast thou to tell thereof ?

Shakir

43 About what! You are one to remind of it.

Saheeh International

43 In what [position] are you that you should mention it?

Transliteration

43 Feema anta min thikraha

Pickthall

44 Unto thy Lord belongeth (knowledge of) the term thereof.

Shakir

44 To your Lord is the goal of it.

Saheeh International

44 To your Lord is its finality.

Transliteration

44 Ila rabbika muntahaha

Pickthall

45 Thou art but a warner unto him who feareth it.

Shakir

45 You are only a warner to him who would fear it.

Saheeh International

45 You are only a warner for those who fear it.

Transliteration

45 Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

Pickthall

46 On the day when they behold it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn thereof.

Shakir

46 On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.

Saheeh International

46 It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

Transliteration

46 Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha