English - Chapter 79 - An-Naziat

By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence

By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers)

And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits, etc)

And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses, etc)

And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account)

On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die)

The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be raised up)

(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety

Their eyes cast down

They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life

Even after we are crumbled bones

They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss

But only, it will be a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)]. (See Verse)

When, behold, they find themselves over the earth alive after their death

Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)

Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc)

And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)

And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him

Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles)

But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed

Then he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah)

Then he gathered his people and cried aloud

Saying: "I am your lord, most high

So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last [i.e. his saying: "I am your lord, most high") (see Verse 79:24)] and first [(i.e. his saying, "O chiefs! I know not that you have a god other than I" (see Verse 28:38)] transgression

Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah

Are you more difficult to create, or is the heaven that He constructed

He raised its height, and He has equally ordered it

Its night He covers with darkness, and its forenoon He brings out (with light)

And after that He spread the earth

And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture

And the mountains He has fixed firmly

(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle

But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense, etc)

The Day when man shall remember what he strove for

And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees

Then, for him who Tagha (transgressed all bounds, in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah)

And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts)

Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire

But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires, and lusts

Verily, Paradise will be his abode

They ask you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) about the Hour, - when will be its appointed time

You have no knowledge to say anything about it

To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof

You (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) are only a warner for those who fear it

The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning