Surah An-Naziat

Verse 79:1

وَالنّٰزِعٰتِ غَرْقًا ۟ۙ

Wan-NAAZIʻAATI g̣arq̣aa;

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

Verse 79:2

وَّالنّٰشِطٰتِ نَشْطًا ۟ۙ

Wan-naa-shi-ṭaati nashṭaa;

and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently,

Verse 79:3

وَّالسّٰبِحٰتِ سَبْحًا ۟ۙ

Wassaabiḥaati sabḥaa,―

and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly,

Verse 79:4

فَالسّٰبِقٰتِ سَبْقًا ۟ۙ

Fassaabiq̣aati sabq̣aa,

and those taking the lead vigorously,

Verse 79:5

فَالْمُدَبِّرٰتِ اَمْرًا ۟ۘ

Fal-mudabbiraati ʹamraa.

and those conducting affairs ˹obediently˺!

Verse 79:6

یَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ ۟ۙ

Yawma tarjufur raajifah,

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

Verse 79:7

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ ۟ؕ

Tatbaʻuhar Raadifah:

followed by a second Blast.

Verse 79:8

قُلُوْبٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ وَّاجِفَةٌ ۟ۙ

Q̣uloobuñy Yaw-maʹiẓiñw waajifah,

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

Verse 79:9

اَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ ۟ۘ

ʹAbṣaaruhaa khaashiʻah.

with their eyes downcast.

Verse 79:10

یَقُوْلُوْنَ ءَاِنَّا لَمَرْدُوْدُوْنَ فِی الْحَافِرَةِ ۟ؕ

Yaq̣ooloona ʹa-ʹinnaa lamardoodoona fil ḥaafirah?―

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

Verse 79:11

ءَاِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً ۟ؕ

ʹAʹiẓaa kunnaa ʻiz̤̣aaman nakhirah?

even after we have been reduced to decayed bones?”

Verse 79:12

قَالُوْا تِلْكَ اِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ ۟ۘ

Q̣aaloo tilka ʹiẓañ karratun khaasirah!

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

Verse 79:13

فَاِنَّمَا هِیَ زَجْرَةٌ وَّاحِدَةٌ ۟ۙ

Faʹinnamaa hiya zajratuñw Waaḥidah,

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

Verse 79:14

فَاِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ ۟ؕ

Faʹiẓaa hum̃ bissaahirah.

and at once they will be above ground.

Verse 79:15

هَلْ اَتٰىكَ حَدِیْثُ مُوْسٰی ۟ۘ

Hal ʹataaka ḥadees̤u Moosaa?

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

Verse 79:16

اِذْ نَادٰىهُ رَبُّهٗ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًی ۟ۚ

ʹIẓ naadaahu Rabbuhoo bil-waadil muq̣addasi Ṭuwaa:

His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa,

Verse 79:17

اِذْهَبْ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰی ۟ؗۖ

ʹIẓhab ʹilaa Firʻawna ʹinnahoo ṭag̣aa;

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

Verse 79:18

فَقُلْ هَلْ لَّكَ اِلٰۤی اَنْ تَزَكّٰی ۟ۙ

Faq̣ul hal laka ʹilaaa ʹañ tazakkaa?―

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

Verse 79:19

وَاَهْدِیَكَ اِلٰی رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشٰی ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹahdiyaka ʹilaa Rabbika fatakhshaa?

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

Verse 79:20

فَاَرٰىهُ الْاٰیَةَ الْكُبْرٰی ۟ؗۖ

Faʹaraahul ʹAayatal Kubraa.

Then Moses showed him the great sign,

Verse 79:21

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصٰی ۟ؗۖ

Fakaẓẓaba wa-ʻaṣaa:

but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺,

Verse 79:22

ثُمَّ اَدْبَرَ یَسْعٰی ۟ؗۖ

S̤umma ʹadbara yasʻaa,

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

Verse 79:23

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادٰی ۟ؗۖ

Faḥashara fanaadaa,

Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out,

Verse 79:24

فَقَالَ اَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْاَعْلٰی ۟ؗۖ

Faq̣aala ʹana Rabbukumul ʹaʻlaa.

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

Verse 79:25

فَاَخَذَهُ اللّٰهُ نَكَالَ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَالْاُوْلٰی ۟ؕ

Faʹakhaẓahul laahu nakaalal ʹAakhirati wal-ʹoolaa.

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

Verse 79:26

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَنْ یَّخْشٰی ۟ؕ۠

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʻibratal limañy yakhshaa.

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

Verse 79:27

ءَاَنْتُمْ اَشَدُّ خَلْقًا اَمِ السَّمَآءُ ؕ بَنٰىهَا ۟ۙ

ʹA-ʹañtum ʹa-shaddu khalq̣an ʹamis samaaaʹ? Banaahaa:

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

Verse 79:28

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوّٰىهَا ۟ۙ

Rafaʻa sam-kahaa fasawwaahaa.

raising it high and forming it flawlessly.

Verse 79:29

وَاَغْطَشَ لَیْلَهَا وَاَخْرَجَ ضُحٰىهَا ۪۟

Wa-ʹag̣ṭasha laylahaa wa-ʹakhraja ḍuḥaahaa.

He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.

Verse 79:30

وَالْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ دَحٰىهَا ۟ؕ

Wal-ʹarḍa baʻda ẓaalika daḥaahaa;

As for the earth, He spread it out as well,

Verse 79:31

اَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعٰىهَا ۪۟

ʹAkhraja minhaa maaa-ʹahaa wa-marʻaahaa;

bringing forth its water and pastures

Verse 79:32

وَالْجِبَالَ اَرْسٰىهَا ۟ۙ

Wal-jibaala ʹarsaahaa;

and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—

Verse 79:33

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْ ۟ؕ

Mataaʻal lakum wa-liʹanʻaamikum.

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

Verse 79:34

فَاِذَا جَآءَتِ الطَّآمَّةُ الْكُبْرٰی ۟ؗۖ

Faʹiẓaa jaaaʹatiṭ ṭaaammatul Kubraa,―

But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—

Verse 79:35

یَوْمَ یَتَذَكَّرُ الْاِنْسَانُ مَا سَعٰی ۟ۙ

Yawma yataẓakkarul ʹiñsaanu maa- saʻaa,

the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving,

Verse 79:36

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِیْمُ لِمَنْ یَّرٰی ۟

Wa-burrizatil Jaḥeemu limañy yaraa.

and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see—

Verse 79:37

فَاَمَّا مَنْ طَغٰی ۟ۙ

Faʹammaa mañ ṭag̣aa,

then as for those who transgressed

Verse 79:38

وَاٰثَرَ الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹaas̤aral ḥayaatad dunyaa,

and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world,

Verse 79:39

فَاِنَّ الْجَحِیْمَ هِیَ الْمَاْوٰی ۟ؕ

Faʹinnal Jaḥeema hiyal maʹwaa.

the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

Verse 79:40

وَاَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهٖ وَنَهَی النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوٰی ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹammaa man khaafa Maq̣aama Rabbihee wa-nahan nafsa ʻanil hawaa,

And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires,

Verse 79:41

فَاِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِیَ الْمَاْوٰی ۟ؕ

Faʹinnal Jannata hiyal maʹwaa.

Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

Verse 79:42

یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ اَیَّانَ مُرْسٰىهَا ۟ؕ

Yasʹaloonaka ʻanis Saaʻati ʹayyaana mursaahaa?

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

Verse 79:43

فِیْمَ اَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرٰىهَا ۟ؕ

Feema ʹañta miñ ẓikraahaa?

But it is not for you to tell its time.

Verse 79:44

اِلٰی رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهٰىهَا ۟ؕ

ʹIlaa Rabbika Muñtahaahaa.

That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺.

Verse 79:45

اِنَّمَاۤ اَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ یَّخْشٰىهَا ۟ؕ

ʹInnamaaa ʹañta muñẓiru mañy yakhshaahaa.

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

Verse 79:46

كَاَنَّهُمْ یَوْمَ یَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ یَلْبَثُوْۤا اِلَّا عَشِیَّةً اَوْ ضُحٰىهَا ۟۠

Kaʹannahum Yawma yarawnahaa lam yalbas̤ooo ʹillaa ʻashiyyatan ʹaw ḍuḥaahaa!

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.