Quran · Surah
Surah An-Nazi'at (النازعات) — Those who drag forth
Surah 79 · 46 verses · Meccan
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرْقًا
By those ˹angels˺ stripping out ˹evil souls˺ harshly
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وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشْطًا
and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently
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وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبْحًا
and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly
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فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبْقًا
and those taking the lead vigorously
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فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا
and those conducting affairs ˹obediently˺
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يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the quaking Blast will come to pass
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تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
followed by a second Blast
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قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
˹The deniers’˺ hearts on that Day will be trembling ˹in horror˺
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أَبْصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٌ
with their eyes downcast
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يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
˹But now˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “Will we really be restored to our former state
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أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
even after we have been reduced to decayed bones?”
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قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Adding, “Then such a return would be a ˹total˺ loss ˹for us˺!”
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فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
But indeed, it will take only one ˹mighty˺ Blast
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فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
and at once they will be above ground
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺
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إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa
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ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺
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فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself
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وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”
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فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Then Moses showed him the great sign
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فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺
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ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺
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فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out
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فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”
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فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next
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إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺
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ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا
Which is harder to create: you or the sky? He built it
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رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
raising it high and forming it flawlessly
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وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight
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وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
As for the earth, He spread it out as well
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أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
bringing forth its water and pastures
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وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—
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مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals
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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—
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يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving
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وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see—
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فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
then as for those who transgressed
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وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world
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فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires
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فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home
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يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?”
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فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ
But it is not for you to tell its time
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺
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إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا
Your duty is only to warn whoever is in awe of it
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كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
On the Day they see it, it will be as if they had stayed ˹in the world˺ no more than one evening or its morning
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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.