Chapter 79, 46 verses
WaalnnaziAAati gharqan
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والنازعات غرقا
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
Waalnnashitati nashtan
والناشطات نشطا
وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
Waalssabihati sabhan
والسابحات سبحا
وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
Faalssabiqati sabqan
فالسابقات سبقا
فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا
Then press forward as in a race,
Faalmudabbirati amran
فالمدبرات أمرا
فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu
يوم ترجف الراجفة
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
TatbaAAuha alrradifatu
تتبعها الرادفة
تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun
قلوب يومئذ واجفة
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
Absaruha khashiAAatun
أبصارها خاشعة
أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati
يقولون أإنا لمردودون في الحافرة
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan
أإذا كنا عظاما نخرة
أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً
"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun
قالوا تلك إذا كرة خاسرة
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun
فإنما هي زجرة واحدة
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
Faitha hum bialssahirati
فإذا هم بالساهرة
فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
Hal ataka hadeethu moosa
هل أتاك حديث موسى
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
إذ ناداه ربه بالواد المقدس طوى
إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa: -
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
اذهب إلى فرعون إنه طغى
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ
"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
فقل هل لك إلى أن تزكى
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)? -
Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
وأهديك إلى ربك فتخشى
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
Faarahu alayata alkubra
فأراه الآية الكبرى
فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
Fakaththaba waAAasa
فكذب وعصى
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
Thumma adbara yasAAa
ثم أدبر يسعى
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Fahashara fanada
فحشر فنادى
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla
فقال أنا ربكم الأعلى
فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola
فأخذه الله نكال الآخرة والأولى
فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ
But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha
إن في ذلك لعبرة لمن يخشى
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ
Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha
أأنتم أشد خلقا أم السماء ۚ بناها
أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا
What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha
رفع سمكها فسواها
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا
On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.
Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha
وأغطش ليلها وأخرج ضحاها
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا
Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha
والأرض بعد ذلك دحاها
وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا
And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha
أخرج منها ماءها ومرعاها
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا
He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
Waaljibala arsaha
والجبال أرساها
وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra
فإذا جاءت الطامة الكبرى
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa
يوم يتذكر الإنسان ما سعى
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara
وبرزت الجحيم لمن يرى
وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
And Hell - Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see, -
Faamma man tagha
فأما من طغى
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
Waathara alhayata alddunya
وآثر الحياة الدنيا
وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
And had preferred the life of this world,
Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa
فإن الجحيم هي المأوى
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa
وأما من خاف مقام ربه ونهى النفس عن الهوى
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
Fainna aljannata hiya almawa
فإن الجنة هي المأوى
فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Their abode will be the Garden.
Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha
يسألونك عن الساعة أيان مرساها
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا
They ask thee about the Hour, - 'When will be its appointed time?
Feema anta min thikraha
فيم أنت من ذكراها
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا
Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
Ila rabbika muntahaha
إلى ربك منتهاها
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha
إنما أنت منذر من يخشاها
إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا
Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha
كأنهم يوم يرونها لم يلبثوا إلا عشية أو ضحاها
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا
The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!