وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا
By those angels who pull out souls forcefully.
The Snatchers · an-Nazi'at · سورة النازعات · 46 ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind.
وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا
And those who draw them out energetically.
وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا
And those who glide swiftly.
فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا
Racing ahead eagerly.
فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا
And those who carefully carry out Allah's commands.
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
On the Day when the first blast shakes everything.
تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ
Followed quickly by the second blast.
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Hearts on that Day will tremble with fear.
أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ
Their eyes lowered in humility.
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
They say, "Will we really be brought back to life, as we were before?
أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَخِرَةً
Even after we've become old, crumbled bones?"
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
They say, "Then that return would be a total loss!"
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
But it will only take one mighty blast.
فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ
And suddenly, they'll be awake and alive again.
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ
Has the story of Moses reached you?
إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ
"Go to Pharaoh — he has crossed all limits.
فَقُلْ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَىٰ أَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ
And say, 'Would you like to purify yourself.
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
And let me guide you to your Lord, so you may fear Him?'"
فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Then Moses showed him the greatest miracle.
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
But Pharaoh called it a lie, and disobeyed.
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Then he turned away and left in a hurry.
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
He gathered his people, and He shouted loudly.
فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Saying, "I am your highest lord!"
فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ
So Allah seized him with punishment, making an example of him in this life, and the next.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَىٰ
Surely, in this is a lesson for anyone who fears Allah.
أَأَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا
Are you harder to create, or the sky He built?
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا
He raised it high and shaped it perfectly.
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا
He darkened its night, and brought out its bright morning.
وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا
And after that, He spread out the earth.
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا
Bringing from it water and plants.
وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا
And firmly setting the mountains.
مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
All as a blessing for you and your animals.
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Then, when the great overwhelming disaster comes.
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ
On that Day, each human will remember clearly what they worked for.
وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَنْ يَرَىٰ
And Hellfire will be shown plainly for all to see.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ طَغَىٰ
As for those who crossed all limits.
وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
And chose this worldly life.
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Hellfire will surely be their home.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
But as for those who feared standing before their Lord, and held back their souls from selfish desires.
فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Paradise will surely be their home.
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا
They ask you about the Hour, "When will it happen?"
فِيمَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرَاهَا
But how could you know its exact time?
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهَاهَا
Only your Lord knows when it will come.
إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَخْشَاهَا
You are simply a warner for those who fear it.
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا
On the Day they finally see it, it will feel as if they'd stayed in this world only an evening, or a single morning.