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                        Muhammad Sarwar
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                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 the angels who violently tear-out the souls of the disbelievers from their bodies,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:2
                    وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:2
                    by the angels who gently release the souls of the believers,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:3
                    وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:3
                    by the angels who float (in the heavens by the will of God),  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:4
                    فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:4
                    by the angels who hasten along  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:5
                    فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:5
                    and by the angels who regulate the affairs, (you will certainly be resurrected).  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:6
                    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:6
                    On the day when the first trumpet sound blasts  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:7
                    تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:7
                    and will be followed by the second one,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:8
                    قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:8
                    hearts will undergo terrible trembling,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:9
                    أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:9
                    and eyes will be humbly cast down.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:10
                    يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:10
                    (The disbelievers) say, "Shall we be brought back to life again  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:11
                    أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:11
                    after we have become bones and dust?"  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:12
                    قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:12
                    They have said, "Such a resurrection will certainly be a great loss".  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:13
                    فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:13
                    However, it will only take a single blast  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:14
                    فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:14
                    to bring them out of their graves and back to life on the earth's surface.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:15
                    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:15
                    (Muhammad), have you heard the story of Moses  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:16
                    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
                
                
                
                
                
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                    when his Lord called him in the holy valley of Tuwa,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:17
                    ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:17
                    saying, "Go to the Pharaoh. He has transgressed beyond all bounds.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:18
                    فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:18
                    And say to him, "Would you like to reform yourself?  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:19
                    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:19
                    I shall guide you to your Lord so that you may perhaps have fear of Him".  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:20
                    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:20
                    Moses showed him the great miracle  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:21
                    فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:21
                    but the Pharaoh rejected it and disobeyed (Moses).  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:22
                    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:22
                    Then he turned away in a hurry,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:23
                    فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:23
                    and gathered his people together  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:24
                    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:24
                    saying, "I am your supreme lord".  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:25
                    فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:25
                    So God struck him with the torment of this life and the life hereafter.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:26
                    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:26
                    In this there is a lesson for those who have fear of God.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:27
                    ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    (People), is your creation harder for God than that of the heavens, which He created, raised and established  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:28
                    رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    high above?  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:29
                    وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:29
                    He has made its nights dark and its days bright.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:30
                    وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    After this, He spread out the earth,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:31
                    أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    produced water and grass therefrom,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:32
                    then set-up firmly the mountains.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:33
                    مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    All this was done as a means of enjoyment for you and your cattle.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:34
                    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    On the day when the great calamity comes,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:35
                    يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:35
                    the human being will recall whatever he has done.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:36
                    وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:36
                    Hell fire will become visible for those who would see it.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:37
                    فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:37
                    Those who have rebelled  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:38
                    وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
                
                
                
                
                
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                    and preferred the worldly life,  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:39
                    فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    hell will be their dwelling.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:40
                    However, those who had feared their Lord and restrained their souls from acting according to its desires.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:41
                    فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:41
                    Paradise will be the dwelling.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:42
                    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:42
                    (Muhammad), they ask you, "When will the Hour of Doom come?"  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:43
                    فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:43
                    (Muhammad), you do not know (when and how) it will come.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:44
                    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:44
                    This matter is in the hands of your Lord.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:45
                    إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:45
                    You are only a warner for those who fear such a day.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:46
                    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
                
                
                
                
                
                    79:46
                    On the day when they see it, it will seem to them as though they had only lived in the world for a morning and an afternoon.  - Muhammad Sarwar (English)