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                        Ahmed Raza Khan
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
                
                
                    In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
                
            
                    79:1
                    وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:1
                    By oath of those who harshly pull out the soul. (Of the disbeliever)  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:2
                    وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:2
                    And who softly release the soul. (Of the believer)  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:3
                    وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:3
                    And who glide with ease.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:4
                    فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:4
                    And who quickly present themselves.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:5
                    فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:5
                    And who plan the implementation.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:6
                    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:6
                    On the day when the trembling one will tremble. (The disbelievers will certainly taste the punishment.)  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:7
                    تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:7
                    And the following event will come after it.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:8
                    قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:8
                    Many a heart will flutter on that day!  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:9
                    أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:9
                    Unable to lift their gaze.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:10
                    يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:10
                    The disbelievers say, “Will we really return to our former state?”  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:11
                    أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:11
                    “When we have become decayed bones?”  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:12
                    قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:12
                    They said, “So this return is an obvious loss!”  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:13
                    فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:13
                    So that is not but a single shout.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:14
                    فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:14
                    So they will immediately be in an open plain.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:15
                    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:15
                    Did the news of Moosa reach you?  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:16
                    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
                
                
                
                
                
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                    When his Lord called him in the holy valley of Tuwa.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:17
                    ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:17
                    That “Go to Firaun – he has rebelled.”  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:18
                    فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:18
                    “Tell him ‘Do you have the inclination to become pure?’  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:19
                    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:19
                    ‘And I may guide you to your Lord, so that you may fear.’”  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:20
                    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:20
                    So Moosa showed him a magnificent sign.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:21
                    فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:21
                    In response, he denied and disobeyed.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:22
                    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:22
                    He then turned away, striving in his effort.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:23
                    فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:23
                    So he gathered the people, and proclaimed.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:24
                    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And then said, “I am your most supreme lord.”  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Allah therefore seized him, in the punishment of this world and the Hereafter.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:26
                    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Indeed in this is a lesson for one who fears.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Do you think that it is harder to create you or the heavens? Allah has created it.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    He raised its roof and made it proper.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:29
                    وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And He made its night dark, and started its light.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:30
                    وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And after it spread out the earth.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And from it produced its water and its pasture.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And solidified the mountains.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:33
                    مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:33
                    In order to benefit you and your cattle.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:34
                    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    So when the greatest universal disaster arrives,  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:35
                    يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    On that day man will recall all what he strove for.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:36
                    وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:36
                    And hell will be made visible to all those who can see.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:37
                    فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    So for one who rebelled,  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:38
                    وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And preferred the worldly life,  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:39
                    فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Then indeed hell only is his destination.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And for one who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from desire,  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:41
                    Then indeed Paradise only is his destination.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:42
                    They (the disbelievers) ask you regarding the Last Day, as to when is its appointed time.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:43
                    فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:43
                    What concern do you have regarding its explanation? (You are not bound to tell them)  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:44
                    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:44
                    Towards your Lord only is its conclusion.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:45
                    إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    You are but a Herald of Warning, for one who fears it.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:46
                    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:46
                    The day when they will see it, it will seem as if they had not stayed on earth except for an evening or its morning.  - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)