Chapter 79, 46 verses
WaalnnaziAAati gharqan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
وَٱلنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرْقًا
Waalnnashitati nashtan
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشْطًا
Waalssabihati sabhan
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبْحًا
Faalssabiqati sabqan
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبْقًا
Faalmudabbirati amran
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
TatbaAAuha alrradifatu
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Absaruha khashiAAatun
Their eyes will be downcast.
أَبْصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٌ
Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
Faitha hum bialssahirati
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
Hal ataka hadeethu moosa
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
Faarahu alayata alkubra
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْءَايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Fakaththaba waAAasa
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
Thumma adbara yasAAa
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Fahashara fanada
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بَنَىٰهَا
RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha
And after that He spread the earth,
وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
Waaljibala arsaha
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
Faamma man tagha
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Waathara alhayata alddunya
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
Fainna aljannata hiya almawa
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا
Feema anta min thikraha
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ
Ila rabbika muntahaha
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا
Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا