Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out — Rashad Khalifa Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Great Commotion

وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا

The (angels who) snatch (the souls of the disbelievers) forcibly

WaalnnaziAAati gharqan

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

And those who gently take (the souls of the believers) joyfully

Waalnnashitati nashtan

وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا

And those floating everywhere

Waalssabihati sabhan

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

Eagerly racing with one another

Faalssabiqati sabqan

فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا

to carry out various commands

Faalmudabbirati amran

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ

The day the quake quakes

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ

Followed by the second blow

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

Certain minds will be terrified

Quloobun yawma-ithin wajifatun

أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ

Their eyes will be subdued

Absaruha khashiAAatun

يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ

They will say, "We have been recreated from the grave

Yaqooloona a-inna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً

"How did this happen after we had turned into rotten bones?"

A-itha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

They had said, "This is an impossible recurrence."

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

All it takes is one nudge

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatun

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ

Whereupon they get up

Fa-itha hum bialssahirati

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

Have you known about the history of Moses

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

His Lord called him at the holy valley of Tuwaa

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ

"Go to Pharaoh; he has transgressed."

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Tell him, "Would you not reform

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

"Let me guide you to your Lord, that you may turn reverent."

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ

He then showed him the great miracle

Faarahu al-ayata alkubra

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

But he disbelieved and rebelled

Fakaththaba waAAasa

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Then he turned away in a hurry

Thumma adbara yasAAa

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

He summoned and proclaimed

Fahashara fanada

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

He said, "I am your Lord; most high."

Faqala ana rabbukumu al-aAAla

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Consequently, GOD committed him to the retribution in the Hereafter, as well as in the first life

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

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

This is a lesson for the reverent

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

2 The Great Calamity

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا

Are you more difficult to create than the heaven? He constructed it

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

He raised its masses, and perfected it

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا

He made its night dark, and brightened its morn

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا

He made the earth egg-shaped

Waal-arda baAAda thalika dahaha

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا

From it, He produced its own water and pasture

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا

He established the mountains

Waaljibala arsaha

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

All this to provide life support for you and your animals

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Then, when the great blow comes

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ

That is the day when the human will remember everything he did

Yawma yatathakkaru al-insanu ma saAAa

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

Hell will be brought into existence

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

As for the one who transgressed

Faamma man tagha

وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Who was preoccupied with this life

Waathara alhayata alddunya

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

Hell will be the abode

Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

As for the one who reverenced the majesty of his Lord, and enjoined the self from sinful lusts

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ

Paradise will be the abode

Fa-inna aljannata hiya alma/wa

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا

They ask you about the Hour, and when it will take place

Yas-aloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا

It is not you (Muhammad) who is destined to announce its time

Feema anta min thikraha

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا

Your Lord decides its fate

Ila rabbika muntahaha

إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا

Your mission is to warn those who expect it

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

The day they see it, they will feel as if they lasted one evening or half a day

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

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