Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — N J Dawood 2014 Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Great Commotion

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

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BY THOSE who snatch away men‘s souls

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

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and those who gently release them

Waalnnashitati nashtan

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

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by those who float at will

Waalssabihati sabhan

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

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and those who speed headlong

Faalssabiqati sabqan

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

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by those who govern the affairs of this world

Faalmudabbirati amran

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

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On the day the Trumpet sound

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

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its first and second blast

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

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hearts shall on that day be filled with terror

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

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and eyes shall stare with awe

Absaruha khashiAAatun

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

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They say: ‘When we are turned to hollow bones, shall we be restored to life?‘

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

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A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

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And they say: ‘So it is a fruitless transformation!‘

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

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But with one blas

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

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they shall return to the earth‘s surface

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

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Have you heard the story of Moses

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

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His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Ţuwā, saying

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

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Go to Pharaoh: he has transgressed all bounds

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

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and say: "Will you reform yourself

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

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I will guide you to your Lord, that you may have fear of Him.‘

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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He showed Pharaoh the mightiest sign

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

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but he denied it and rebelled

Fakaththaba waAAasa

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

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He quickly went away and

Thumma adbara yasAAa

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

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summoning all his men, made to them a proclamation

Fahashara fanada

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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‘I am your supreme Lord.‘ he said

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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So God smote him with the scourge of the life to come, and of this life

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

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

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Surely in this there is a lesson for the God-fearing

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

2 The Great Calamity

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

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Are you harder to create or the heaven He has built

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

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He raised it high and fashioned it

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

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giving darkness to its night and brightness to its day

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

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After that He spread the earth

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

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and, drawing water from its depth, brought forth its pastures

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

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He set down the mountains

Waaljibala arsaha

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

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for you and for your cattle to delight in

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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But when the supreme calamity strikes ―

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

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the day when man will call to mind his labours ―

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

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when Hell appears to those with eyes to see ―

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

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he that transgresse

Faamma man tagha

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

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and chose this present lif

Waathara alhayata alddunya

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

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shall have his home in Hell

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

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and he that feared to stand before his Lor

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

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and curbed his soul‘s desire shall have his home in Paradise

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

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They question you about the Hour. ‘When will it come?‘

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

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But how are you to know

Feema anta min thikraha

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

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Only your Lord knows when the end will come

Ila rabbika muntahaha

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

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Your duty is but to warn those that fear it

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

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On the day they see it, it will seem as if they had lingered but one evening, or one morning

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

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