Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — Musharraf Hussain Translation

79:1

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

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By the angels who snatch human souls,

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

79:2

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

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the angels who take away human souls nimbly,

Waalnnashitati nashtan

79:3

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

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the angels floating naturally,

Waalssabihati sabhan

79:4

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

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the angels speeding ahead,

Faalssabiqati sabqan

79:5

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

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the Angels managing Heavenly affairs. You will certainly be resurrected,

Faalmudabbirati amran

79:6

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

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on the Day the Trumpet is sounded for the first time,

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

79:7

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

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then followed by the second blast.

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

79:8

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

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Hearts will beat fast that Day,

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

79:9

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

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their eyes downcast.

Absaruha khashiAAatun

79:10

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

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Today they ask, “Will we be returned to our previous state,

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

79:11

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

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when we are rotten bones?”

A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

79:12

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

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Commenting on it they say, “That would be a useless exercise!”

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

79:13

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

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It will only take a single Trumpet blast,

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

79:14

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

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and they will be back on open ground

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

79:15

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

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Has the story of Musa reached you?

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

79:16

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

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When His Lord called out to him in the blessed valley of Tuwa:

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

79:17

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

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“Go to the Pharaoh, he is arrogant,

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

79:18

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

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and say to him, ‘Would you like to purify yourself spiritually?

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

79:19

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

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I shall guide you to your Lord so that you may be mindful.’”

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

79:20

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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So he showed him the greatest miracle,

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

79:21

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

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but he denied and disobeyed;

Fakaththaba waAAasa

79:22

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

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then turned his back and rushed

to gather together the magicians, and announced:

Fahashara fanada

79:24

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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“I am your highest lord”.

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

79:25

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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So, Allah punished him by making an example of him in this world and the Hereafter.

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

79:26

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

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There are lessons for the one who fears His Lord

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

79:27

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

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Are you more difficult to create, or the sky, which He raised up?

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

79:28

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

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He raised and perfected its canopy,

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

79:29

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

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and darkened its night and brought about bright morning light,

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

79:30

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

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and the Earth after that, which He spread out.

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

79:31

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

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He produced its spring water and its green pastures.

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

79:32

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

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He fixed the mountains in their place;

Waaljibala arsaha

79:33

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

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all this is a provision for you and your animals.

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

79:34

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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So when the mighty catastrophe comes,

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

79:35

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

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that Day humans will remember what they accomplished,

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

79:36

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

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when they will see the Blazing Flames clearly –

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

79:37

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

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then the one who was disobedient,

Faamma man tagha

79:38

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

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and preferred the worldly life,

Waathara alhayata alddunya

79:39

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

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the Blazing Fire will be his home.

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

79:40

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

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But the one who feared standing before His Lord and stopped himself from following his lusts,

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

79:41

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

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he will be at home, in Paradise.

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

79:42

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

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They ask you Prophet about the Hour: “What is its fixed time?”

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

79:43

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

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What can you tell them about that?

Feema anta min thikraha

79:44

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

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Only your Lord knows its fixed time.

Ila rabbika muntahaha

79:45

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

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You are a warner for the one who fears it.

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

79:46

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

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The Day they see it, they’ll realise, the worldly life was only an evening, or a morning

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

Surah 79. Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out (an-Nazi`at)

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