Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — Bijan Moeinian Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Great Commotion

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

God, hereby, swears by those angles that are in charge of violently taking the souls of the disbelievers in the moment of their death

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

As well as those angles who gently and joyfully take the soul of believers away

Waalnnashitati nashtan

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

And by those who float in inter-galactic spaces

Waalssabihati sabhan

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

Engaged in a friendly race among themselves

Faalssabiqati sabqan

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

And those who carry out different orders of their Lord

Faalmudabbirati amran

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

That one day the whole universe will be subject to a big quake

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

Followed by an after shake

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

On that day the palpitation of the hearts will be the highest ever due to the fear

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

And the eyes will be downcast

Absaruha khashiAAatun

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

t that time the disbelievers will say: “Now we believe being called back from our graves is a truth.”

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

“Who would ever thought that our rotten bones will be re-created again?”

A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

These are those who used to mock at the idea of Resurrection

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

Know that all that would take for God to resurrect the dead is a snap

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

And then they are recreated as they were created at first place

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

Have you ever heard the story of Moses

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

His Lord called upon him in the sacred valley of Tuwa saying:…

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

… “Go to Pharaoh; indeed he has rebelled against God by his behavior.”

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

“Ask him if he has the least desire to purify himself and return to the right path.”

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

“If so, I will guide you to your Lord Whom…

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

…. you will be at awe with His Might.”

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

But Pharaoh did not take advantage of God’s mercy; he rejected Moses’ invitation in disobedience

Fakaththaba waAAasa

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Then he went back in hurry, …

Thumma adbara yasAAa

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

…assembled his men and said:…

Fahashara fanada

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

… “I am your lord, the most high.”

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Therefore, God punished him in this world and he will be punished in Hereafter

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

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

Indeed there is a lesson to be learnt in this story for those who are at awe with the Lord’s Power

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

2 The Great Calamity

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

Just think for a while. Are you more difficult to create than the universe that God has created

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

See how high and proportionate your Creator has put a canopy around the earth [reference to the ozone layer]

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

And observe the light of the day that follows the darkness of the night

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

Look at the earth which He has spread

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

See the water which is being re-cycled on earth creating pastures

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

And the mountains which are firmly established on earth

Waaljibala arsaha

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

God has created all these for you and your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Now be mindful of the day that the great disaster that has to come

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

The day that man will think about what he has provided for Hereafter

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

This will be the day that Hellfire will be shown to man

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

And those who rebelled against their Lord’s order,…

Faamma man tagha

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

and preferred this worldly life,…

Waathara alhayata alddunya

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

will be cast into Hell which will be their home

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

As for him who minds to face his Lord and,…

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

… in consequence, shies away from low worldly desires; he will be housed in the gardens of Heaven

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

O’ Mohammad, they will ask you about when the dooms…

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

… day that you are talking about will take place

Feema anta min thikraha

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

Only your Lord has knowledge about it

Ila rabbika muntahaha

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

You Mohammad, your task is only to warn the one who minds

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

When the dooms day take place, man will think that it was only a few hours ago that he was enjoying his daily life on earth

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

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