An-Naazi'aat

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا

By those ˹angels˺ stripping out ˹evil souls˺ harshly

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا

and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا

and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا

and those taking the lead vigorously

فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا

and those conducting affairs ˹obediently˺!

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the quaking Blast will come to pass

تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

followed by a second Blast.

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

˹The deniers’˺ hearts on that Day will be trembling ˹in horror˺

أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ

with their eyes downcast.

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ

˹But now˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “Will we really be restored to our former state

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً

even after we have been reduced to decayed bones?”

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

Adding, “Then such a return would be a ˹total˺ loss ˹for us˺!”

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

But indeed, it will take only one ˹mighty˺ Blast

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

and at once they will be above ground.

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

Then Moses showed him the great sign

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺.

ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا

Which is harder to create: you or the sky? He built it

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

raising it high and forming it flawlessly.

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.

وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

As for the earth, He spread it out as well

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا

bringing forth its water and pastures

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا

and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—

مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see—

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

then as for those who transgressed

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

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

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?”

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ

But it is not for you to tell its time.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺.

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

Your duty is only to warn whoever is in awe of it.

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.