وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا ١
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
79:2
وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا ٢
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
79:3
وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا ٣
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
79:4
فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا ٤
Then press forward as in a race,
79:5
فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا ٥
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
79:6
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ ٦
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
79:7
تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ ٧
Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):
79:8
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ ٨
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
79:9
أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ ٩
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
79:10
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ ١٠
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
79:11
أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَخِرَةً ١١
"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
79:12
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ ١٢
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
79:13
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ١٣
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
79:14
فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ ١٤
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
79:15
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ ١٥
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
79:16
إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ١٦
Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-
79:17
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ ١٧
"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
79:18
فَقُلْ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَىٰ أَنْ تَزَكَّىٰ ١٨
"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-
79:19
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ ١٩
"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
79:20
فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ ٢٠
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
79:21
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ ٢١
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
79:22
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ ٢٢
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).