Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — Ali Aoenal Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Great Commotion

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

By those (angels) who immediately fly out and plunge (with God’s command), and plunge (into fulfilling it)

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

By those (angels) who move gently and eagerly (because of the command they have received)

Waalnnashitati nashtan

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

By those (angels) who swiftly float (through space to fulfill God’s command)

Waalssabihati sabhan

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

And so hasten along as if in a race

Faalssabiqati sabqan

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

And thus fulfill the commands (in the operation of the universe)

Faalmudabbirati amran

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

(The Last Hour will have come) on the Day when a blast (of the Trumpet) will convulse (the world)

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

Followed by the succeeding one

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

Hearts on that Day will be throbbing in distress

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

Their eyes downcast

Absaruha khashiAAatun

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

Yet, they (the unbelievers) say: "Will we really be restored to our former state (of life)

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

"Will we when we have become bones rotten and crumbled away?"

A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

They say (in derision): "Then, that would be a return with loss!"

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

It will indeed be but a single cry

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

And then, they will all have been awakened to life on the plain (of Supreme Gathering)

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

Has the report of Moses come to you

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

When His Lord called out to him in the sacred Valley of Tuwa’

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

"Go to the Pharaoh, for he has exceedingly rebelled

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

"And say to him: ‘Would you (do you have intent or inclination to) attain to purity

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

‘Then I will guide you to your Lord so you stand in awe of Him (and behave with humility).’ "

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

He (went to the Pharaoh and) showed him the great sign (the miracle of the Staff)

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

But the Pharaoh denied (his Messengership) and defied (him)

Fakaththaba waAAasa

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Thereafter he turned away and set out to struggle (with him)

Thumma adbara yasAAa

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Then he gathered (his men and hosts), and made a proclamation

Fahashara fanada

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Saying: "I am your Supreme Lord!"

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

And so God seized him and made an example of him, of punishment in the later and the earlier (life)

Faakhathahu Allahu nakala al-akhirati waal-oola</u

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

For sure, in this there is certainly a lesson for anyone who has awe of and therefore humility before God

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

2 The Great Calamity

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

(O humankind!) Are you harder to create or is the heaven? He has built it

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

He has raised its vault and put it in an order

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

And He obscured its night and brought out its light of day

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

And after that He has spread out the earth in the egg-shape (for habitability)

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

Out of it He has brought forth its waters and its herbage

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

And the mountains He has set firm

Waaljibala arsaha

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

(All this) as a means of life for you and your animals

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

But when the great overwhelming event comes

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

On that Day human will recall (and understand) for what he strove

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

And the Blazing Flame will come into view for all who see

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

And so, whoever rebelled (against God)

Faamma man tagha

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

And preferred the life of this world

Waathara alhayata alddunya

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

The Blazing Flame will be his (final) refuge

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

But as for him who lived in awe of his Lord, being ever conscious of His seeing him and of the standing before Him (in the Hereafter), and held back his carnal soul from lusts and caprices

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

Surely Paradise will be his (final) refuge

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

They ask you (O Messenger) about the Last Hour: "When will it come to anchor?"

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

But how could you have knowledge about its time

Feema anta min thikraha

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

With your Lord alone rests (the exact knowledge) of its term

Ila rabbika muntahaha

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

You are only a warner to those who are in awe of it

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

It will be, on the Day they see it, as if they had remained (in the world) but for the afternoon (of a day) or its morning

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

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