Chapter 79, 46 verses
WaalnnaziAAati gharqan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا
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.
Waalnnashitati nashtan
وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
Waalssabihati sabhan
وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
Faalssabiqati sabqan
فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
Faalmudabbirati amran
فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
TatbaAAuha alrradifatu
تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
Absaruha khashiAAatun
أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ
Their eyes will be downcast.
Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan
أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
Faitha hum bialssahirati
فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
Hal ataka hadeethu moosa
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
Faarahu alayata alkubra
فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
Fakaththaba waAAasa
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
Thumma adbara yasAAa
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
Fahashara fanada
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla
فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola
فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha
أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha
وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا
And after that He spread the earth,
Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
Waaljibala arsaha
وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara
وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
Faamma man tagha
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
Waathara alhayata alddunya
وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
Fainna aljannata hiya almawa
فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
Feema anta min thikraha
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
Ila rabbika muntahaha
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha
إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.