Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — Munir Mezyed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Great Commotion

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

By those (angels) who drag out (the soul of the impious) violently!

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

By those (angels) who draw out (the soul of the monotheist ) smoothly!

Waalnnashitati nashtan

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

By those (angels) who slide down (as if they were) swimming!

Waalssabihati sabhan

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

Then by those who race each other (as if they were in) a race.

Faalssabiqati sabqan

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

And then by those (angels) who carry out the Command of Allâh.

Faalmudabbirati amran

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

On a day when the trembling thing (-the earth-) will quake (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown).

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

Then followed by the second one.

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

The hearts (of the people), on that day, will palpitate with fear

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

While their eyes are downcast.

Absaruha khashiAAatun

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

They say: “What! Will we indeed be brought back to our former state

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

Even if we became decayed bones?’

A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

They say: "It would be, in that case, a losing return!"

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

Indeed, it is only one whistle.

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

Then suddenly they are awakened.

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

Has there come to you the anecdote of ‘Moses’?

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

When his Lord called upon him in the ‘Scared Valley’, ‘Towa’:

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

(Saying),"Go to “Pharaoh”. Indeed, he has become tyrant.

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Say unto him: “ Would you like to purify yourself,

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

And that I should guide you to your Lord, so that you may show honor and reverence for (him)?'“

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

‘Moses’ showed him the greatest sign ( of God’s power & glory).

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

Thus, he belied and refused to yield to the truth.

Fakaththaba waAAasa

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Then turned he away in haste,

Thumma adbara yasAAa

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Then gathered he (the people) and cried aloud,

Fahashara fanada

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

And he proclaimed: “I am your Lord, the Most High."

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

So Allâh seized him with the chastisement of the hereafter and the former life.

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

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

Indeed in that is a lesson for whoever would show honor and reverence for Allâh.

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

2 The Great Calamity

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

What! Are you more troublesome to create or the sky (above)? (Allâh) has constructed it.

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

He raised the height thereof and proportioned it.

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

He has made its nights dark and extracted its luminosity.

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

And after that He spread the earth.

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

He brought forth from it its water and its pasture,

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

And the mountains He set firm,

Waaljibala arsaha

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

As provision for you and your cattle.

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Thus, when the Great Catastrophe comes,

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

Man will remember, on that day, what he used to strive for.

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

‘Gehenna’ will be made manifest to the one who sees,

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

So as for the one who transgressed,

Faamma man tagha

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

And preferred this worldly life,

Waathara alhayata alddunya

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

‘Gehenna’ will definitely be (his) eternal home.

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

(On the other hand), who shows honor and reverence for the divine glory of his Lord, and guards himself against self-deception-

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

‘Al-Jannah’ will definitely be (his) eternal home.

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

They ask you, (O' Muhammad), about the ‘Hour’ ( of Reckoning): “when will it happen?”

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

How could you know about it?

Feema anta min thikraha

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

Unto your Lord belongs the ultimate knowledge of it.

Ila rabbika muntahaha

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

You are not more than a ‘warner’ to the one who would like to avoid its awful consequences.

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

On the day when it is made manifest to them, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn.

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

Export 46 verses as:

CSV JSON PDF MD TXT XML BibTeX RIS RSS Excel

← The Tidings, The Announcement He Frowned →