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79. Surah An-Nazi'at

Those who drag forth · Makki · 46 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ By those who extract غَرْقًۭا violently ١

By those [angels] who extract with violence

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وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ And those who draw out نَشْطًۭا gently ٢

And [by] those who remove with ease

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وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ And those who glide سَبْحًۭا swimming ٣

And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

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فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ And those who race each other سَبْقًۭا (in) a race ٤

And those who race each other in a race

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فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ And those who arrange أَمْرًۭا (the) matter ٥

And those who arrange [each] matter,

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يَوْمَ (The) Day تَرْجُفُ will quake ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ the quaking one ٦

On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

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تَتْبَعُهَا Follows it ٱلرَّادِفَةُ the subsequent ٧

There will follow it the subsequent [one].

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قُلُوبٌۭ Hearts يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day وَاجِفَةٌ will palpitate ٨

Hearts, that Day, will tremble,

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أَبْصَـٰرُهَا Their eyes خَـٰشِعَةٌۭ humbled ٩

Their eyes humbled.

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يَقُولُونَ They say أَءِنَّا Will we لَمَرْدُودُونَ indeed be returned فِى to ٱلْحَافِرَةِ the former state ١٠

They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?

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أَءِذَا What! When كُنَّا we are عِظَـٰمًۭا bones نَّخِرَةًۭ decayed ١١

Even if we should be decayed bones?"

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قَالُوا۟ They say تِلْكَ This إِذًۭا then كَرَّةٌ (would be) a return خَاسِرَةٌۭ losing ١٢

They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

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فَإِنَّمَا Then only هِىَ it زَجْرَةٌۭ (will be) a shout وَٰحِدَةٌۭ single ١٣

Indeed, it will be but one shout,

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فَإِذَا And behold هُم They بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ (will be) awakened ١٤

And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.

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هَلْ Has أَتَىٰكَ (there) come to you حَدِيثُ (the) story مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa ١٥

Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

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إِذْ When نَادَىٰهُ called him رَبُّهُۥ his Lord بِٱلْوَادِ in the valley ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ the sacred طُوًى (of) Tuwa ١٦

When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,

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ٱذْهَبْ Go إِلَىٰ to فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he طَغَىٰ (has) transgressed ١٧

"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

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فَقُلْ And say هَل Would لَّكَ [for] you إِلَىٰٓ [to] أَن [that] تَزَكَّىٰ purify yourself ١٨

And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

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وَأَهْدِيَكَ And I will guide you إِلَىٰ to رَبِّكَ your Lord فَتَخْشَىٰ so you would fear ١٩

And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

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فَأَرَىٰهُ Then he showed him ٱلْـَٔايَةَ the sign ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ the great ٢٠

And he showed him the greatest sign,

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فَكَذَّبَ But he denied وَعَصَىٰ and disobeyed ٢١

But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.

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ثُمَّ Then أَدْبَرَ he turned his back يَسْعَىٰ striving ٢٢

Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].

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فَحَشَرَ And he gathered فَنَادَىٰ and called out ٢٣

And he gathered [his people] and called out.

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فَقَالَ Then he said أَنَا۠ I am رَبُّكُمُ your Lord ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ the Most High ٢٤

And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

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فَأَخَذَهُ So seized him ٱللَّهُ Allah نَكَالَ (with) an exemplary punishment ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (for) the last وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ and the first ٢٥

So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]..

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إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَعِبْرَةًۭ surely (is) a lesson لِّمَن for whoever يَخْشَىٰٓ fears ٢٦

Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].

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ءَأَنتُمْ Are you أَشَدُّ a more difficult خَلْقًا creation أَمِ or ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ the heaven بَنَىٰهَا He constructed it ٢٧

Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allāh] constructed it.

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رَفَعَ He raised سَمْكَهَا its ceiling فَسَوَّىٰهَا and proportioned it ٢٨

He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.

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وَأَغْطَشَ And He darkened لَيْلَهَا its night وَأَخْرَجَ and brought out ضُحَىٰهَا its brightness ٢٩

And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that دَحَىٰهَآ He spread it ٣٠

And after that He spread the earth.

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أَخْرَجَ He brought forth مِنْهَا from it مَآءَهَا its water وَمَرْعَىٰهَا and its pasture ٣١

He extracted from it its water and its pasture,

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وَٱلْجِبَالَ And the mountains أَرْسَىٰهَا He made them firm ٣٢

And the mountains He set firmly

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مَتَـٰعًۭا (As) a provision لَّكُمْ for you وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ and for your cattle ٣٣

As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

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فَإِذَا But when جَآءَتِ comes ٱلطَّآمَّةُ the Overwhelming Calamity ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ the great ٣٤

But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -

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يَوْمَ (The) Day يَتَذَكَّرُ will remember ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ man مَا what سَعَىٰ he strove (for) ٣٥

The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,

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وَبُرِّزَتِ And will be made manifest ٱلْجَحِيمُ the Hellfire لِمَن to (him) who يَرَىٰ sees ٣٦

And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -

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فَأَمَّا Then as for مَن (him) who طَغَىٰ transgressed ٣٧

So as for he who transgressed

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وَءَاثَرَ And preferred ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world ٣٨

And preferred the life of the world,

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فَإِنَّ Then indeed ٱلْجَحِيمَ the Hellfire هِىَ it ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ (is) the refuge ٣٩

Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.

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وَأَمَّا But as for مَنْ (him) who خَافَ feared مَقَامَ standing رَبِّهِۦ (before) his Lord وَنَهَى and restrained ٱلنَّفْسَ his soul عَنِ from ٱلْهَوَىٰ the vain desires ٤٠

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

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فَإِنَّ Then indeed ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise هِىَ it (is) ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ the refuge ٤١

Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

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يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you عَنِ about ٱلسَّاعَةِ the Hour أَيَّانَ when مُرْسَىٰهَا (is) its arrival ٤٢

They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?

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فِيمَ In what أَنتَ (are) you مِن [of] ذِكْرَىٰهَآ (to) mention it ٤٣

In what [position] are you that you should mention it?

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إِلَىٰ To رَبِّكَ your Lord مُنتَهَىٰهَآ (is) its finality ٤٤

To your Lord is its finality.

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إِنَّمَآ Only أَنتَ you مُنذِرُ (are) a warner مَن (for him) who يَخْشَىٰهَا fears it ٤٥

You are only a warner for those who fear it.

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كَأَنَّهُمْ As though they يَوْمَ (the) Day يَرَوْنَهَا they see it لَمْ not يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ they had remained إِلَّا except عَشِيَّةً an evening أَوْ or ضُحَىٰهَا a morning thereof ٤٦

It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

— Come To Light

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