Surah Al-Nâzi‘ât

Translation: Abdul Mannan Omar. Open a verse to compare translations and read its commentary.

1. 1 وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا I call to witness those groups of beings, who perform their duties (towards their Lord and mankind and themselves) with intense zeal and to the best of their capacity,
2. 2 وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا And those who exert themselves vigorously,
3. 3 وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا And those who steer their course swiftly and skillfully,
4. 4 فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا Then those who going foremost greatly excel (all others and attain the topmost positions),
5. 5 فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا Then those who administer the affairs in an excellent manner (shall reap the fruit of their striving).
6. 6 يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ (It shall be) on the day when the quacking (earth) shall quake;
7. 7 تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ Quakes after quakes shall follow this.
8. 8 قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ On that day many hearts will be trembling with fear,
9. 9 أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ Their eyes will be downcast (in disgrace).
10. 10 يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ (These are the people) who say, `Shall we (really) be restored to (our) former state (after we are dead)?
11. 11 أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَخِرَةً `Shall it be (even) when we are (reduced to) hollow bones?´
12. 12 قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ (And) who say, `Then such a resurrection shall indeed be fraught with loss.´
13. 13 فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ (Let them say what they think,) It will be no more than a single scare blast.
14. 14 فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ And behold! (after that) they will all be (awakened and come out) in the open.
15. 15 هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ The story of Moses has reached you.
16. 16 إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى When his Lord called out to him in the Sacred Valley of Tuwâ,
17. 17 اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ (And directed him,) `Go to Pharaoh, he has transgressed all limits.
18. 18 فَقُلْ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَىٰ أَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ `And say (to him), "Would you like to purify yourself;
19. 19 وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ "That I should guide you to your Lord so that you may stand in awe of Him?"´
20. 20 فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ So (Moses went to Pharaoh and) he showed him the great sign (of the staff).
21. 21 فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ But he belied (Moses) and disobeyed,
22. 22 ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ Then he turned back striving (and devising schemes against him).
23. 23 فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ And he gathered (his people) and proclaimed,
24. 24 فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ Saying, `I (- Pharaoh) am your supreme lord.´
25. 25 فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ So Allâh seized him for the punishment of (both) the next and the present life.
26. 26 إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَىٰ Indeed, there is a lesson in this (event) for him who stands in awe (of his Lord).
27. 27 أَأَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا (O mankind!) are you harder to be created (again) or the heaven? He (the Almighty Lord) has made it.
28. 28 رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا He has raised the height thereof, and has made it flawlessly perfect and well-balanced.
29. 29 وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا And He gave darkness to its night, and brought forth the morn thereof.
30. 30 وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا And along with it He hurled the earth away (from a bigger mass) and spread it forth.
31. 31 أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا He produced from it its water and pasture.
32. 32 وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا He set the mountains firmly.
33. 33 مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ (He has done all this to serve as) a goodly provisions for you and your cattle.
34. 34 فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ Behold! when that great calamity comes to pass,
35. 35 يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ On that day every person will call to mind all that he strove for.
36. 36 وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَنْ يَرَىٰ And Hell shall be brought in view of him who sees.
37. 37 فَأَمَّا مَنْ طَغَىٰ Then as for the one who transgresses,
38. 38 وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا And prefers the present life (to the Hereafter),
39. 39 فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ (Let him remember that) the Hell shall surely be (his) abode.
40. 40 وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ But as for the one who fears to stand before his Lord and restrains himself from evil desires,
41. 41 فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ Then Garden (of bliss) shall surely be (his permanent) abode.
42. 42 يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا The people ask you concerning the Hour (saying), `When shall it come to pass?´
43. 43 فِيمَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرَاهَا Why (do they ask this question)? It is you who are its reminder (you being one of its signs).
44. 44 إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهَاهَا The ultimate end of it is decreed by your Lord.
45. 45 إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَخْشَاهَا You are only a Warner to one who fears it.
46. 46 كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا The day they witness it (-the Hour, they will feel) as if they had stayed (in the world and the grave) for an afternoon or a (short) forenoon thereof.