English - Chapter 79 - An-Naziat

By those angels who violently pull out the souls of the wrongdoers

and those who gently draw out the souls of the righteous

and those who glide about swiftly through space

then speed headlong to carry out the commands of Allah

and those who regulate the affairs of the world

The Day on which the quake shall cause a violent commotion

which will be followed by another violent commotion

and on that Day, hearts shall be pounding with terror

and sight shall be downcast

The unbelievers say: "Shall we really be restored to our former state (life)

when we shall have become hollow bones

They further say: "It would then be a fruitless restoration

They should know that it shall be only a single shout

and they will be back to life in open plain

Have you heard the story of Moses

When His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa

and said: "Go to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds

and tell him, `Have you the desire to purify yourself

If so, I shall guide you towards your Lord, so that you may fear Him

Then Moses showed Pharaoh the mighty sign

but he denied and disobeyed

Then he quickly turned back

assembled his people and made a proclamation

I am your lord, the most high

Consequently, Allah seized him for punishment, both in the Hereafter and in this life

Surely in this there is a lesson for the Godfearing

O mankind, is your creation harder than the heaven that He built

He raised its canopy and fashioned it to perfection

He gave darkness to the night and brightness to the day

After that He spread out the earth

then from it He brought forth its water and its pasture

set its mountains

and made them beneficial for you and your cattle

When the great disaster will strike

the Day when man will call to mind all that he had striven for

When hell shall be placed in full view of all

then he who had rebelled

and preferred the life of this world

shall have his abode in hell

But he who had feared standing before his Lord and curbed his evil desires

shall have his home in paradise

They ask you about the hour: "When will it come

But it is not for you to know or tell its timing

Only your Lord knows when it will come

On that Day when they shall see it, they shall feel as if they had stayed in this world only one evening or one morning