79. Sūrah an-Nāzi‘āt (Those who drag forth) – The Noble Qur’an

79:1

وَٱلنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرۡقٗا

By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.

79:2

وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشۡطٗا

By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).

79:3

وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبۡحٗا

And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).

79:4

فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبۡقٗا

And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).

79:5

فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمۡرٗا

And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).

79:6

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).

79:7

تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).

79:8

قُلُوبٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاجِفَةٌ

(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.

79:9

أَبۡصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٞ

Their eyes will be downcast.

79:10

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِي ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ

They say: “Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?

79:11

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا نَّخِرَةٗ

“Even after we are crumbled bones?”

79:12

قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذٗا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٞ

They say: “It would in that case, be a return with loss!”

79:13

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ

But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).

79:14

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,

79:15

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

Has there come to you the story of Mûsâ (Moses)?

79:16

إِذۡ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tûwâ,

79:17

ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

Go to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).

79:18

فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

And say to him: “Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?”

79:19

وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ

“And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?”

79:20

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلۡأٓيَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

Then [Mûsâ (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).

79:21

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

But [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.

79:22

ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ يَسۡعَىٰ

Then he turned his back, striving (against Allâh).

79:23

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,

79:24

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

Saying: “I am your lord, most high.”

79:25

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

So Allâh, seized him with punishment for his last^[1] and first^[2] transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]

79:26

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةٗ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰٓ

Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allâh.

79:27

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُۚ بَنَىٰهَا

Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?

79:28

رَفَعَ سَمۡكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

He raised its height, and has perfected it.

79:29

وَأَغۡطَشَ لَيۡلَهَا وَأَخۡرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)

79:30

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

And after that He spread the earth,

79:31

أَخۡرَجَ مِنۡهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرۡعَىٰهَا

And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.

79:32

وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَرۡسَىٰهَا

And the mountains He has fixed firmly,

79:33

مَتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

79:34

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) –

79:35

يَوۡمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.

79:36

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.

79:37

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allâh).

79:38

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),

79:39

فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ هِيَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ

Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;

79:40

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفۡسَ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰ

But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.

79:41

فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ هِيَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ

Verily, Paradise will be his abode.

79:42

يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرۡسَىٰهَا

They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour – when will be its appointed time?

79:43

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكۡرَىٰهَآ

You have no knowledge to say anything about it.

79:44

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?

79:45

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰهَا

You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,

79:46

كَأَنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَهَا لَمۡ يَلۡبَثُوٓاْ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوۡ ضُحَىٰهَا

The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.