Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — Mustafa Khattab 2018 Translation

79:1

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

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By those ˹angels˺ stripping out ˹evil souls˺ harshly,

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

79:2

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

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and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently,

Waalnnashitati nashtan

79:3

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

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and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly,

Waalssabihati sabhan

79:4

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

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and those taking the lead vigorously,

Faalssabiqati sabqan

79:5

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

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and those conducting affairs ˹obediently˺!

Faalmudabbirati amran

79:6

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

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˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the quaking Blast will come to pass,

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

79:7

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

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followed by a second Blast.

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

79:8

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

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˹The deniers’˺ hearts on that Day will be trembling ˹in horror˺,

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

79:9

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

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with their eyes downcast.

Absaruha khashiAAatun

79:10

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

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˹But now˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “Will we really be restored to our former state,

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

79:11

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

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even after we have been reduced to decayed bones?”

A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

79:12

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

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Adding, “Then such a return would be a ˹total˺ loss ˹for us˺!”

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

79:13

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

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But indeed, it will take only one ˹mighty˺ Blast,

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

79:14

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

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and at once they will be above ground.

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

79:15

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

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Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

79:16

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

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His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa,

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

79:17

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

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˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

79:18

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

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And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself,

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

79:19

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

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and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

79:20

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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Then Moses showed him the great sign,

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

79:21

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

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but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺,

Fakaththaba waAAasa

79:22

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

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then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.

Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out,

Fahashara fanada

79:24

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

79:25

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next.

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

79:26

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

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Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺.

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

79:27

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

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Which is harder to create: you or the sky? He built it,

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

79:28

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

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raising it high and forming it flawlessly.

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

79:29

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

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He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

79:30

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

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As for the earth, He spread it out as well,

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

79:31

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

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bringing forth its water and pastures

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

79:32

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

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and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—

Waaljibala arsaha

79:33

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

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all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

79:34

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

79:35

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

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the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving,

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

79:36

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

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and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see—

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

79:37

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

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then as for those who transgressed

Faamma man tagha

79:38

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

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and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world,

Waathara alhayata alddunya

79:39

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

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the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

79:40

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

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And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires,

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

79:41

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

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Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

79:42

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

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They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?”

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

79:43

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

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But it is not for you to tell its time.

Feema anta min thikraha

79:44

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

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That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺.

Ila rabbika muntahaha

79:45

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

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Your duty is only to warn whoever is in awe of it.

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

79:46

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

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On the Day they see it, it will be as if they had stayed ˹in the world˺ no more than one evening or its 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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