Al Nazaat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

2 By the meteors rushing,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

3 By the lone stars floating,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

4 Then press forward as in a race,

Pickthall

4 By the angels hastening,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

5 And those who govern the event,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

6 On the day when the first trump resoundeth.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Yusuf Ali

7 Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):

Pickthall

7 And the second followeth it,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

8 Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

Pickthall

8 On that day hearts beat painfully

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

9 While eyes are downcast

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 Their eyes will be downcast.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

11 Even after we are crumbled bones ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 "Even after we are crumbled bones?"

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

13 Surely it will need but one shout,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

14 And lo! they will be awakened.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

15 Has the story of Moses reached thee?

Pickthall

15 Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

20 And he showed him the tremendous token.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

21 But he denied and disobeyed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

22 Then turned he away in haste,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

23 Then gathered he and summoned

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

28 He raised the height thereof and ordered it;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 He raised its height, and has perfected it.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

30 And after that He spread the earth,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

30 And after that He spread the earth,

Yusuf Ali

31 He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.

Yusuf Ali

32 And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -

Pickthall

32 And He made fast the hills,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

32 And the mountains He has fixed firmly,

Yusuf Ali

33 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

Pickthall

33 A provision for you and for your cattle.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

34 But when the great disaster cometh,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

37 Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,

Pickthall

37 Then, as for him who rebelled

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

38 And had preferred the life of this world,

Pickthall

38 And chose the life of the world,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

39 The Abode will be Hell - Fire;

Pickthall

39 Lo! hell will be his home.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

41 Their abode will be the Garden.

Pickthall

41 Lo! the Garden will be his home.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

41 Verily, Paradise will be his abode.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

43 You have no knowledge to say anything about it.

Yusuf Ali

44 With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

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!

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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