Surah An-Naziat - English Translation by Syed Vickar Ahamed
وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَٰتِ غَرۡقٗا
By the (angels) who tear out (the soul of the wicked, from its depths) with great force
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 1
وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَٰتِ نَشۡطٗا
By those who gently draw out (the soul of the blessed)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 2
وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَٰتِ سَبۡحٗا
And by those who move along (the path of mercy)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 3
فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَٰتِ سَبۡقٗا
Then move swiftly as if they were in a race
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 4
فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمۡرٗا
Then arrange (themselves) to complete (the Commands of Allah)—
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 5
يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
One Day, when everything that can be improper will be in violent shock
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 6
تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
Followed by often repeated (shocks)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 7
قُلُوبٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاجِفَةٌ
That Day, hearts will be trembling with fear
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 8
أَبۡصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٞ
The eyes (of men) will be looking down
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 9
يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِي ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ
(Now) they say: "What! Shall we really be returned to (our) former state
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 10
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا نَّخِرَةٗ
What! When we shall have become rotten bones
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 11
قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذٗا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٞ
They say: "In that case, it will be a return with loss
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 12
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ
But surely, there will be a single (far reaching) cry
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 13
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
And then watch! They will be (completely) awake (to receive Judgment)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 14
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Has the story of Musa (Moses) reached you
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 15
إِذۡ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Listen, your Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:—
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 16
ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
You go to Firon (Pharaoh), because he has indeed exceeded all limits
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 17
فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
And say to him: ‘Would you (wish) that you should be purified (from sin)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 18
وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ
‘And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?’”
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 19
فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلۡأٓيَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
Then (Musa, Moses) showed him the great Sign
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 20
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
But (Firon) rejected it and disobeyed (the guidance)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 21
ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ يَسۡعَىٰ
Also, he turned his back, working hard (against Allah)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 22
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Then he collected (his men) and made a (false) claim
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 23
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
Saying, "I am your lord, most high
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 24
فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ
But Allah punished him, (and made) him an example— In the Hereafter, and in this life
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 25
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةٗ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰٓ
Surely, in this (instance) is a warning with guidance for those who fear (Allah)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 26
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُۚ بَنَىٰهَا
What! Are you (men) more difficult to make than the heaven (that Allah) has created
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 27
رَفَعَ سَمۡكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
High above has He raised its cover, and He has given it order and perfection
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 28
وَأَغۡطَشَ لَيۡلَهَا وَأَخۡرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
At night He grants its darkness and its brightness He brings out (with light)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 29
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
And more, He has extended the earth (far and wide also in the shape of an egg)
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 30
أَخۡرَجَ مِنۡهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرۡعَىٰهَا
He draws out its moisture from there and its grazing lands
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 31
وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَرۡسَىٰهَا
And the mountains He has firmly fixed—
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 32
مَتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ
For use and benefit to you and your cattle
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 33
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
Therefore, when the great and fearful (event) comes
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 34
يَوۡمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
The Day when man shall remember all what he struggled for
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 35
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
And the Fire of Hell shall be placed in full sight for (everyone) to see—
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 36
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Then for those that had exceeded all limits
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 37
وَءَاثَرَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
And (those who) had liked the life of this world
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 38
فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ هِيَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ
The home will be the Fire of Hell
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 39
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفۡسَ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰ
And for those who had felt the fear of standing before their (Almighty) Lord and had restrained (their) souls from lowly desires
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 40
فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ هِيَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ
Their home will be the Garden
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 41
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرۡسَىٰهَا
They will ask you (O Prophet) about the Hour— "When will be its appointed time
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 42
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكۡرَىٰهَآ
How are you (even included) in the announcement of its time
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 43
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
Your Lord (Alone) knows the limit fixed for it
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 44
إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰهَا
You are only a warner for those who fear it
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 45
كَأَنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَهَا لَمۡ يَلۡبَثُوٓاْ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوۡ ضُحَىٰهَا
The Day when they see it, (it will be) as if they had waited for it a single evening, or the following morning
Surah An-Naziat, Verse 46