An-Naazi'aat

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

Wa An-Nāzi`āti Gharqāan

By those [angels] who wrest [the soul] violently

Waalnnashitati nashtan

Wa An-Nāshiţāti Nashţāan

by those who draw [it] out gently

Waalssabihati sabhan

Wa As-Sābiĥāti Sabĥāan

by those who swim smoothly

Faalssabiqati sabqan

Fālssābiqāti Sabqāan

by those who, racing, take the lead

Faalmudabbirati amran

Fālmudabbirāti 'Amrāan

by those who direct the affairs [of creatures]

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

Yawma Tarjufu Ar-Rājifahu

the day when the Quaker quakes

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

Tatba`uhā Ar-Rādifahu

and is followed by the Successor

Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun

Qulūbun Yawma'idhin Wājifahun

hearts will be trembling on that day

Absaruha khashiAAatun

Abşāruhā Khāshi`ahun

bearing a humbled look

Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

Yaqūlūna 'A'innā Lamardūdūna Fī Al-Ĥāfirahi

They will say, ‘Are we being returned to our earlier state

Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

A'idhā Kunnā `Ižāmāan Nakhirahan

What, even after we have been decayed bones?!’

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

Qālū Tilka 'Idhāan Karratun Khāsirahun

They will say, ‘This is, then, a ruinous return!’

Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun

Fa'innamā Hiya Zajratun Wāĥidahun

Yet it will be only a single shout

Faitha hum bialssahirati

Fa'idhā Hum Bis-Sāhirahi

and behold, they will be awake

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

Hal 'Tāka Ĥadīthu Mūsá

Did you receive the story of Moses

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

Idh Nādāhu Rabbuhu Bil-Wādi Al-Muqaddasi Ţūáan

when his Lord called out to him in the holy valley of Tuwa

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

Adh/hab 'Ilá Fir`awna 'Innahu Ţaghá

[And said,] ‘Go to Pharaoh, for indeed he has rebelled

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

Faqul Hal Laka 'Ilá 'An Tazakká

and say, ‘‘Would you purify yourself

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

Wa 'Ahdiyaka 'Ilá Rabbika Fatakhshá

I will guide you to your Lord, that you may fear [Him]?’’ ’

Faarahu alayata alkubra

Fa'arāhu Al-'Āyata Al-Kubrá

Then he showed him the greatest sign

Fakaththaba waAAasa

Fakadhaba Wa `Aşá

But he denied, and disobeyed

Thumma adbara yasAAa

Thumma 'Adbara Yas`á

Then he turned back, walking swiftly

Fahashara fanada

Faĥashara Fanādá

and gathered [the people] and proclaimed

Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla

Faqāla 'Anā Rabbukumu Al-'A`lá

saying, ‘I am your exalted lord!’

Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola

Fa'akhadhahu Allāhu Nakāla Al-'Ākhirati Wa Al-'Ūlá

So Allah seized him with the punishment of this life and the Hereafter

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

Inna Fī Dhālika La`ibratan Liman Yakhshá

There is indeed a moral in that for someone who fears

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

A'antum 'Ashaddu Khalqāan 'Ami As-Samā'u Banāhā

Is your creation more prodigious or that of the heaven He has built

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

Rafa`a Samkahā Fasawwāhā

He raised its vault and fashioned it

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

Wa 'Aghţasha Laylahā Wa 'Akhraja Đuĥāhā

and darkened its night, and brought forth its forenoon

Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha

Wa Al-'Arđa Ba`da Dhālika Daĥāhā

Thereafter He spread out the earth

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

Akhraja Minhā Mā'ahā Wa Mar`āhā

brought forth from it its water and pastures

Waaljibala arsaha

Wa Al-Jibāla 'Arsāhā

setting firm the mountains

MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

Matā`āan Lakum Wa Li'an`āmikum

as a [place of] sustenance for you and your livestock

Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra

Fa'idhā Jā'ati Aţ-Ţāmmatu Al-Kubrá

When the Greatest Catastrophe befalls

Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa

Yawma Yatadhakkaru Al-'Insānu Mā Sa`á

—the day when man will remember his endeavours

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

Wa Burrizati Al-Jaĥīmu Liman Yará

and hell is brought into view for those who can see—

Faamma man tagha

Fa'ammā Man Ţaghá

as for him who has been rebellious

Waathara alhayata alddunya

Wa 'Āthara Al-Ĥayāata Ad-Dunyā

and preferred the life of this world

Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa

Fa'inna Al-Jaĥīma Hiya Al-Ma'wá

his refuge will indeed be hell

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

Wa 'Ammā Man Khāfa Maqāma Rabbihi Wa Nahá An-Nafsa `Ani Al-Hawá

But as for him who is awed to stand before his Lord and restrains his soul from [following] desires

Fainna aljannata hiya almawa

Fa'inna Al-Jannata Hiya Al-Ma'wá

his refuge will indeed be paradise

Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

Yas'alūnaka `Ani As-Sā`ati 'Ayyāna Mursāhā

They ask you concerning the Hour, “When will it set in

Feema anta min thikraha

Fīma 'Anta Min Dhikrāhā

considering your frequent mention of it?”

Ila rabbika muntahaha

Ilá Rabbika Muntahāhā

Its outcome is with your Lord

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

Innamā 'Anta Mundhiru Man Yakhshāhā

You are only a warner for those who are afraid it

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

Ka'annahum Yawma Yarawnahā Lam Yalbathū 'Illā `Ashīyatan 'Aw Đuĥāhā

The day they see it, it shall be as if they had not stayed [in the world] except for an evening or forenoon