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An-Nazi'at

النازعات

Meccan · 46 ayahs

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1

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًۭا

By those [angels] who extract with violence

2

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًۭا

And [by] those who remove with ease

3

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًۭا

And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

4

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًۭا

And those who race each other in a race

5

فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًۭا

And those who arrange [each] matter,

6

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

7

تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

There will follow it the subsequent [one].

8

قُلُوبٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَاجِفَةٌ

Hearts, that Day, will tremble,

9

أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌۭ

Their eyes humbled.

10

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ

They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?

11

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًۭا نَّخِرَةًۭ

Even if we should be decayed bones?"

12

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًۭا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌۭ

They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

13

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ

Indeed, it will be but one shout,

14

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.

15

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

16

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,

17

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

18

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

19

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

20

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

And he showed him the greatest sign,