An-Nāzi‘āt

{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا}

1. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.

{وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا}

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

{وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا}

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

{فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا}

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

{فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا}

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

{يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ}

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).

{تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ}

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

{قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ}

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

{أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ}

9. Their eyes will be downcast.

{يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ}

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

{أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَخِرَةً}

11. "Even after we are crumbled bones?"

{قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ}

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

{فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ}

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

{فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ}

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

{هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ}

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

{إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى}

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

{اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ}

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

{فَقُلْ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَىٰ أَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ}

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

{وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ}

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

{فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ}

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

{فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ}

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

{ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ}

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

{فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ}

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

{فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ}

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

{فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ}

25. So Allâh, seized him with punishment for his last[1] and first[2] transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]

{إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَىٰ}

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

{أَأَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا}

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

{رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا}

28. He raised its height, and has perfected it.

{وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا}

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

{وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا}

30. And after that He spread the earth,

{أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا}

31. And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.

{وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا}

32. And the mountains He has fixed firmly,

{مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ}

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

{فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ}

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

{يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ}

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

{وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَنْ يَرَىٰ}

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

{فَأَمَّا مَنْ طَغَىٰ}

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

{وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا}

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

{فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ}

39. Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;

{وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ}

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

{فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ}

41. Verily, Paradise will be his abode.

{يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا}

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

{فِيمَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرَاهَا}

43. You have no knowledge to say anything about it.

{إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهَاهَا}

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

{إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَخْشَاهَا}

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

{كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا}

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

English Translation - Hilali and Khan