وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِوَّالنّٰشِطٰتِAnd those who draw out
نَشۡطٗانَشْطًاgently
2
And [by] those who remove with ease
وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِوَّالسّٰبِحٰتِAnd those who glide
سَبۡحٗاسَبْحًاswimming
3
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِفَالسّٰبِقٰتِAnd those who race each other
سَبۡقٗاسَبْقًا(in) a race
4
And those who race each other in a race
فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٰتِفَالْمُدَبِّرٰتِAnd those who arrange
أَمۡرٗااَمْرًا(the) matter
5
And those who arrange [each] matter,
1 By those [angels] who extract with violence 2 And [by] those who remove with ease 3 And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming 4 And those who race each other in a race 5 And those who arrange [each] matter,
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
تَتۡبَعُهَاتَتْبَعُهَاFollows it
ٱلرَّادِفَةُالرَّادِفَةُthe subsequent
7
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
قُلُوبٞقُلُوْبٌHearts
يَوۡمَئِذٖيَّوْمَىِٕذٍthat Day
وَاجِفَةٌوَّاجِفَةٌwill palpitate
8
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
أَبۡصَٰرُهَااَبْصَارُهَاTheir eyes
خَٰشِعَةٞخَاشِعَةٌhumbled
9
Their eyes humbled.
6 On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation], 7 There will follow it the subsequent [one]. 8 Hearts, that Day, will tremble, 9 Their eyes humbled.
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
أَءِذَاءَاِذَاWhat! When
كُنَّاwe are
عِظَٰمٗاعِظَامًاbones
نَّخِرَةٗنَّخِرَةًdecayed
11
Even if we should be decayed bones?"
قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey say
تِلۡكَتِلْكَThis
إِذٗااِذًاthen
كَرَّةٌ(would be) a return
خَاسِرَةٞخَاسِرَةٌlosing
12
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
فَإِنَّمَافَاِنَّمَاThen only
هِيَit
زَجۡرَةٞزَجْرَةٌ(will be) a shout
وَٰحِدَةٞوَّاحِدَةٌsingle
13
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
فَإِذَافَاِذَاAnd behold
هُمهُمْThey
بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِبِالسَّاهِرَةِ(will be) awakened
14
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
10 They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]? 11 Even if we should be decayed bones?" 12 They say, "That, then, would be a losing return." 13 Indeed, it will be but one shout, 14 And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,
ٱذۡهَبۡاِذْهَبْGo
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
فِرۡعَوۡنَفِرْعَوْنَFiraun
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, he
طَغَىٰطَغٰي(has) transgressed
17
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
فَقُلۡفَقُلْAnd say
هَلهَلْWould
لَّكَ[for] you
إِلَىٰٓاِلٰٓي[to]
أَناَنْ[that]
تَزَكَّىٰتَزَكّٰيpurify yourself
18
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
وَأَهۡدِيَكَوَاَهْدِيَكَAnd I will guide you
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
رَبِّكَyour Lord
فَتَخۡشَىٰفَتَخْشٰيso you would fear
19
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
15 Has there reached you the story of Moses? - 16 When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā, 17 "Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed. 18 And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself 19 And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].
فَحَشَرَAnd he gathered
فَنَادَىٰفَنَادٰيand called out
23
And he gathered [his people] and called out
فَقَالَThen he said
أَنَا۠اَنَاI am
رَبُّكُمُyour Lord
ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰالْاَعْلٰيthe Most High
24
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
فَأَخَذَهُفَاَخَذَهُSo seized him
ٱللَّهُاللّٰهُAllah
نَكَالَ(with) an exemplary punishment
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِالْاٰخِرَةِ(for) the last
وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓوَالْاُوْلٰيand the first
25
So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]..
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
فِيفِيْin
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَthat
لَعِبۡرَةٗلَعِبْرَةًsurely (is) a lesson
لِّمَنلِّمَنْfor whoever
يَخۡشَىٰٓيَّخْشٰيfears
26
Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].
20 And he showed him the greatest sign, 21 But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed. 22 Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting]. 23 And he gathered [his people] and called out 24 And said, "I am your most exalted lord." 25 So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].. 26 Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allāh] constructed it.
رَفَعَHe raised
سَمۡكَهَاسَمْكَهَاits ceiling
فَسَوَّىٰهَافَسَوّٰىهَاand proportioned it
28
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
وَأَغۡطَشَوَاَغْطَشَAnd He darkened
لَيۡلَهَالَيْلَهَاits night
وَأَخۡرَجَوَاَخْرَجَand brought out
ضُحَىٰهَاضُحٰىهَاits brightness
29
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَAnd the earth
بَعۡدَبَعْدَafter
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَthat
دَحَىٰهَآدَحٰىهَاHe spread it
30
And after that He spread the earth.
أَخۡرَجَاَخْرَجَHe brought forth
مِنۡهَامِنْهَاfrom it
مَآءَهَامَا࢜ءَهَاits water
وَمَرۡعَىٰهَاوَمَرْعٰىهَاand its pasture
31
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
وَٱلۡجِبَالَوَالْجِبَالَAnd the mountains
أَرۡسَىٰهَااَرْسٰىهَاHe made them firm
32
And the mountains He set firmly
مَتَٰعٗامَتَاعًا(As) a provision
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْfor you
وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡوَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْand for your cattle
33
As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
27 Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allāh] constructed it. 28 He raised its ceiling and proportioned it. 29 And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness. 30 And after that He spread the earth. 31 He extracted from it its water and its pasture, 32 And the mountains He set firmly 33 As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(The) Day
يَتَذَكَّرُwill remember
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُman
مَاwhat
سَعَىٰسَعٰيhe strove (for)
35
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
وَبُرِّزَتِAnd will be made manifest
ٱلۡجَحِيمُالْجَحِيْمُthe Hellfire
لِمَنلِمَنْto (him) who
يَرَىٰيَّرٰيsees
36
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
فَأَمَّافَاَمَّاThen as for
مَنمَنْ(him) who
طَغَىٰطَغٰيtransgressed
37
So as for he who transgressed
وَءَاثَرَوَاٰثَرَAnd preferred
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَالْحَيٰوةَthe life
ٱلدُّنۡيَاالدُّنْيَا(of) the world
38
And preferred the life of the world,
فَإِنَّفَاِنَّThen indeed
ٱلۡجَحِيمَالْجَحِيْمَthe Hellfire
هِيَit
ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰالْمَاْوٰي(is) the refuge
39
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
وَأَمَّاوَاَمَّاBut as for
مَنۡمَنْ(him) who
خَافَfeared
مَقَامَstanding
رَبِّهِۦرَبِّهٖ(before) his Lord
وَنَهَىوَنَهَيand restrained
ٱلنَّفۡسَالنَّفْسَhis soul
عَنِfrom
ٱلۡهَوَىٰالْهَوٰيthe vain desires
40
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
فَإِنَّفَاِنَّThen indeed
ٱلۡجَنَّةَالْجَنَّةَParadise
هِيَit (is)
ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰالْمَاْوٰيthe refuge
41
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
34 But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity - 35 The Day when man will remember that for which he strove, 36 And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see - 37 So as for he who transgressed 38 And preferred the life of the world, 39 Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge. 40 But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination, 41 Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
فِيمَفِيْمَIn what
أَنتَاَنْتَ(are) you
مِنمِنْ[of]
ذِكۡرَىٰهَآذِكْرٰىهَا(to) mention it
43
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
إِلَىٰاِلٰيTo
رَبِّكَyour Lord
مُنتَهَىٰهَآمُنْتَهٰىهَا(is) its finality
44
To your Lord is its finality.
إِنَّمَآاِنَّمَا͏ٓOnly
أَنتَاَنْتَyou
مُنذِرُمُنْذِرُ(are) a warner
مَنمَنْ(for him) who
يَخۡشَىٰهَايَّخْشٰىهَاfears it
45
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
كَأَنَّهُمۡكَاَنَّهُمْAs though they
يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(the) Day
يَرَوۡنَهَايَرَوْنَهَاthey see it
لَمۡلَمْnot
يَلۡبَثُوٓاْيَلْبَثُوْٓاthey had remained
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
عَشِيَّةًan evening
أَوۡاَوْor
ضُحَىٰهَاضُحٰىهَاa morning thereof
46
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.
42 They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? 43 In what [position] are you that you should mention it? 44 To your Lord is its finality. 45 You are only a warner for those who fear it. 46 It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.