আল নাজআ’ত

1 By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;

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

1 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.

2 By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);

2 By the meteors rushing,

2 By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).

3 And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

3 By the lone stars floating,

3 And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).

4 Then press forward as in a race,

4 By the angels hastening,

4 And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).

5 Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),

5 And those who govern the event,

5 And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).

6 One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,

6 On the day when the first trump resoundeth.

6 On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).

7 Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):

7 And the second followeth it,

7 The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).

8 Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

8 On that day hearts beat painfully

8 (Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.

9 Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.

9 While eyes are downcast

9 Their eyes will be downcast.

10 They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?

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

10 They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?

11 "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"

11 Even after we are crumbled bones ?

11 "Even after we are crumbled bones?"

12 They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

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

12 They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"

13 But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,

13 Surely it will need but one shout,

13 But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).

14 When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).

14 And lo! they will be awakened.

14 When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,

15 Has the story of Moses reached thee?

15 Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses ?

15 Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?

16 Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa: -

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

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

17 "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:

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

17 Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).

18 "And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)? -

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

18 And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"

19 "'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"

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

19 "And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"

20 Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.

20 And he showed him the tremendous token.

20 Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).

21 But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);

21 But he denied and disobeyed,

21 But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.

22 Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).

22 Then turned he away in haste,

22 Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).

23 Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,

23 Then gathered he and summoned

23 Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,

24 Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

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

24 Saying: "I am your lord, most high."

25 But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.

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

25 So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]

26 Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).

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

26 Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.

27 What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:

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

27 Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?

28 On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.

28 He raised the height thereof and ordered it;

28 He raised its height, and has perfected it.

29 Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).

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

29 Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)

30 And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);

30 And after that He spread the earth,

30 And after that He spread the earth,

31 He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;

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

31 And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.

32 And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -

32 And He made fast the hills,

32 And the mountains He has fixed firmly,

33 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

33 A provision for you and for your cattle.

33 (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

34 Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -

34 But when the great disaster cometh,

34 But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -

35 The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,

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

35 The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.

36 And Hell - Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see, -

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

36 And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.

37 Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,

37 Then, as for him who rebelled

37 Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).

38 And had preferred the life of this world,

38 And chose the life of the world,

38 And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),

39 The Abode will be Hell - Fire;

39 Lo! hell will be his home.

39 Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;

40 And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,

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

40 But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.

41 Their abode will be the Garden.

41 Lo! the Garden will be his home.

41 Verily, Paradise will be his abode.

42 They ask thee about the Hour, - 'When will be its appointed time?

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

42 They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?

43 Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?

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

43 You have no knowledge to say anything about it.

44 With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.

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

44 To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?

45 Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.

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

45 You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,

46 The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!

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

46 The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.