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Surat an-naziat (Revoking Angels)

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وَالنّٰزِعٰتِ غَرْقًاۙ

wan-nāzi'āti garqā

ICALLTOWITNESSthosewhodiveanddrag

وَّالنّٰشِطٰتِ نَشْطًاۙ

wan-nāsyiṭāti nasyṭā

Andthosewhoundothebondsgently

وَّالسّٰبِحٰتِ سَبْحًاۙ

was-sābiḥāti sab-ḥā

Andthosewhoglideswimmingly

فَالسّٰبِقٰتِ سَبْقًاۙ

fas-sābiqāti sabqā

Thenoutpacetheothersswiftly

فَالْمُدَبِّرٰتِ اَمْرًاۘ

fal-mudabbirāti amrā

Anddirectaffairsbycommand

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُۙ

yauma tarjufur-rājifah

Thedaytheconvulsive(firstblast)shattersconvulsively

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ ۗ

tatba'uhar-rādifah

Followedbythesecondblast

قُلُوْبٌ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ وَّاجِفَةٌۙ

qulụbuy yauma`iżiw wājifah

Heartswillpoundloudlyonthatday

اَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ ۘ

abṣāruhā khāsyi'ah

Eyesbeloweredinsubmission.

يَقُوْلُوْنَ ءَاِنَّا لَمَرْدُوْدُوْنَ فِى الْحَافِرَةِۗ

yaqụlụna a innā lamardụdụna fil-ḥāfirah

Theysay:"Shallwegobacktoouroriginalstate

ءَاِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً ۗ

a iżā kunnā 'iẓāman nakhirah

Afterhavingturnedtocariousbones?"

قَالُوْا تِلْكَ اِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ ۘ

qālụ tilka iżang karratun khāsirah

Theysay:"Thenthisreturningwillbeadeadloss."

فَاِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَّاحِدَةٌۙ

fa innamā hiya zajratuw wāḥidah

Itwillonlybeasingleblast

فَاِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِۗ

fa iżā hum bis-sāhirah

Andtheywillwakeupsuddenly.

هَلْ اَتٰىكَ حَدِيْثُ مُوْسٰىۘ

hal atāka ḥadīṡu mụsā

HasthestoryofMosescometoyou

اِذْ نَادٰىهُ رَبُّهٗ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًىۚ

iż nādāhu rabbuhụ bil-wādil-muqaddasi ṭuwā

WhenhisLordcalledtohiminTuwa´sholyvale?

اِذْهَبْ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰىۖ

iż-hab ilā fir'auna innahụ ṭagā

"GotothePharaohwhohasbecomerefractory

فَقُلْ هَلْ لَّكَ اِلٰٓى اَنْ تَزَكّٰىۙ

fa qul hal laka ilā an tazakkā

Andsay:´Wouldyouliketogrow(information_schema virtue)?

وَاَهْدِيَكَ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشٰىۚ

wa ahdiyaka ilā rabbika fa takhsyā

ThenIwillguideyoutoyourLordthatyoumaycometofearHim.´"

فَاَرٰىهُ الْاٰيَةَ الْكُبْرٰىۖ

fa arāhul-āyatal-kubrā

Soheshowedhimthegreatersign;

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصٰىۖ

fa każżaba wa 'aṣā

But(thePharaoh)disavowedanddisobeyed.

ثُمَّ اَدْبَرَ يَسْعٰىۖ

ṡumma adbara yas'ā

Thenheturnedawaydeliberating

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادٰىۖ

fa ḥasyara fa nādā

Andassembled(hiscouncil)andproclaimed

فَقَالَ اَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ الْاَعْلٰىۖ

fa qāla ana rabbukumul-a'lā

Saying:"Iamaloneyourlordthehighestofthemall."

فَاَخَذَهُ اللّٰهُ نَكَالَ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَالْاُوْلٰىۗ

fa akhażahullāhu nakālal-ākhirati wal-ụlā

SoGodseizedhimforthepunishmentoftheHereafterandthisworld.

اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَنْ يَّخْشٰى ۗ

inna fī żālika la'ibratal limay yakhsyā

Trulythereisalessoninthisforthosewhofear(theconsequences).

ءَاَنْتُمْ اَشَدُّ خَلْقًا اَمِ السَّمَاۤءُ ۚ بَنٰىهَاۗ

a antum asyaddu khalqan amis-samā`, banāhā

Areyoumoredifficulttocreateortheheavens?Hebuiltit

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوّٰىهَاۙ

rafa'a samkahā fa sawwāhā

Raisedithighproportionedit

وَاَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَاَخْرَجَ ضُحٰىهَاۖ

wa agṭasya lailahā wa akhraja ḍuḥāhā

Gavedarknesstoitsnightandbrightnesstoitsday;

وَالْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ دَحٰىهَاۗ

wal-arḍa ba'da żālika daḥāhā

Andafterwardsspreadouttheearth.

اَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاۤءَهَا وَمَرْعٰىهَاۖ

akhraja min-hā mā`ahā wa mar'āhā

Hebroughtoutitswateranditspasturesfromit

وَالْجِبَالَ اَرْسٰىهَاۙ

wal-jibāla arsāhā

Andstabilizedthemountains

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْۗ

matā'al lakum wa li`an'āmikum

Asconvenienceforyouandyourcattle.

فَاِذَا جَاۤءَتِ الطَّاۤمَّةُ الْكُبْرٰىۖ

fa iżā jā`atiṭ-ṭāmmatul-kubrā

Whenthegreatcalamitycomes

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْاِنْسَانُ مَا سَعٰىۙ

yauma yatażakkarul-insānu mā sa'ā

Thedaywhenmanremembersallthathehaddone

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيْمُ لِمَنْ يَّرٰى

wa burrizatil-jaḥīmu limay yarā

AndHellmadevisibletohimwhocansee

فَاَمَّا مَنْ طَغٰىۖ

fa ammā man ṭagā

Thenhewhohadbeenrebellious

وَاٰثَرَ الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَاۙ

wa āṡaral-ḥayātad-dun-yā

Andwhopreferredthelifeoftheworld

فَاِنَّ الْجَحِيْمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوٰىۗ

fa innal-jaḥīma hiyal-ma`wā

WillsurelyhaveHellforhisabode.

وَاَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهٖ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوٰىۙ

wa ammā man khāfa maqāma rabbihī wa nahan-nafsa 'anil-hawā

ButhewhofearedstandingbeforehisLordandrestrainedhisselffromvaindesires

فَاِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوٰىۗ

fa innal-jannata hiyal-ma`wā

WillsurelyhaveParadiseforabode.

يَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ اَيَّانَ مُرْسٰىهَاۗ

yas`alụnaka 'anis-sā'ati ayyāna mursāhā

Theyaskyou:"WhenwilltheHourbe?Whenisitstimefixed?"

فِيْمَ اَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرٰىهَاۗ

fīma anta min żikrāhā

Whatdoyouhavetodowithexplainingit?

اِلٰى رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهٰىهَاۗ

ilā rabbika muntahāhā

TheextentofitsknowledgegoestoyourLord.

اِنَّمَآ اَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَّخْشٰىهَاۗ

innamā anta munżiru may yakhsyāhā

Yourdutyisonlytowarnhimwhofearsit.

كَاَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوْٓا اِلَّا عَشِيَّةً اَوْ ضُحٰىهَا

ka`annahum yauma yaraunahā lam yalbaṡū illā 'asyiyyatan au ḍuḥāhā

Thedaytheyseeititwillseemtheyhadstayedintheworldbutonlyaneveningoritsturningintodawn.