An-Nazi’at

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرۡقًۭا

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

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشۡطًۭا

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

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبۡحًۭا

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

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبۡقًۭا

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

فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمۡرًۭا

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

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).

تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

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

قُلُوبٌۭ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ وَاجِفَةٌ

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

أَبۡصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌۭ

Their eyes will be downcast.

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِى ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ

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

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًۭا نَّخِرَةًۭ

"Even after we are crumbled bones?"

قَالُوا۟ تِلۡكَ إِذًۭا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌۭ

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

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجۡرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ

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

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

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

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

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

إِذۡ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

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

ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

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

فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

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

وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ

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

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلۡـَٔايَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

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

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

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

ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ يَسۡعَىٰ

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

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

Saying: "I am your lord, most high."

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

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

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةًۭ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰٓ

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

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا

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

رَفَعَ سَمۡكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

He raised its height, and has perfected it.

وَأَغۡطَشَ لَيۡلَهَا وَأَخۡرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

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

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

And after that He spread the earth,

أَخۡرَجَ مِنۡهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرۡعَىٰهَا

And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.

وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَرۡسَىٰهَا

And the mountains He has fixed firmly,

مَتَـٰعًۭا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَـٰمِكُمۡ

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

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

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

يَوۡمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

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

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

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

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

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

فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ

Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;

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.

فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ

Verily, Paradise will be his abode.

يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرۡسَىٰهَا

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

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكۡرَىٰهَآ

You have no knowledge to say anything about it.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

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

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰهَا

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

كَأَنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَهَا لَمۡ يَلۡبَثُوٓا۟ 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.