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English - Chapter 79 - An-Naziat

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Verse 1 — Surah An-Naziat 79:1

By those who snatch [men´s souls] away at their last gasp

Verse 2 — Surah An-Naziat 79:2

and others who act more nimbly

Verse 3 — Surah An-Naziat 79:3

as well as those floating by

Verse 4 — Surah An-Naziat 79:4

and still others racing past

Verse 5 — Surah An-Naziat 79:5

to regulate some matter

Verse 6 — Surah An-Naziat 79:6

Someday a rumbling will be felt

Verse 7 — Surah An-Naziat 79:7

another will follow on its heels

Verse 8 — Surah An-Naziat 79:8

Hearts will be pounding on that day

Verse 9 — Surah An-Naziat 79:9

their sight will be downcast

Verse 10 — Surah An-Naziat 79:10

They will say: "Will we be restored to our original state

Verse 11 — Surah An-Naziat 79:11

once we are crumbled bones

Verse 12 — Surah An-Naziat 79:12

They say: ´That would then be a losing proposition

Verse 13 — Surah An-Naziat 79:13

There would only be a single rebuke

Verse 14 — Surah An-Naziat 79:14

and then they would never be able to sleep again

Verse 15 — Surah An-Naziat 79:15

Has Moses´ story ever come to you

Verse 16 — Surah An-Naziat 79:16

when his Lord called to him by the sacred valley of Tuwa

Verse 17 — Surah An-Naziat 79:17

Go off to Pharaoh; he has acted arrogantly

Verse 18 — Surah An-Naziat 79:18

SAY: ´Would you care to be purified

Verse 19 — Surah An-Naziat 79:19

and for me to guide you to your Lord so you may [learn to] dread [Him]?"´

Verse 20 — Surah An-Naziat 79:20

He showed him the greatest sign

Verse 21 — Surah An-Naziat 79:21

Yet he denied and defied it

Verse 22 — Surah An-Naziat 79:22

then he turned away to try his best

Verse 23 — Surah An-Naziat 79:23

He summoned, and called out

Verse 24 — Surah An-Naziat 79:24

and said: "I am your supreme Lord

Verse 25 — Surah An-Naziat 79:25

God seized him as an example in (both) the Hereafter and from the First [life]

Verse 26 — Surah An-Naziat 79:26

In that there lies a lesson for anyone who dreads [retribution]

Verse 27 — Surah An-Naziat 79:27

Were you harder to create, or the sky He has raised

Verse 28 — Surah An-Naziat 79:28

He has lifted its canopy up and smoothed it off

Verse 29 — Surah An-Naziat 79:29

He darkens its night and brings forth its morning glow

Verse 30 — Surah An-Naziat 79:30

and the earth has He spread out besides

Verse 31 — Surah An-Naziat 79:31

and produced its water and its pasturage from it

Verse 32 — Surah An-Naziat 79:32

The mountains has He anchored

Verse 33 — Surah An-Naziat 79:33

as an enjoyment for you and for your livestock

Verse 34 — Surah An-Naziat 79:34

When the greatest calamity comes along

Verse 35 — Surah An-Naziat 79:35

on the day when everyman will remember whatever he has tried to accomplish

Verse 36 — Surah An-Naziat 79:36

and Hades will loom forth for anyone to see

Verse 37 — Surah An-Naziat 79:37

anyone who has acted arrogantly

Verse 38 — Surah An-Naziat 79:38

and preferred worldly life

Verse 39 — Surah An-Naziat 79:39

will have Hades for a dwelling place

Verse 40 — Surah An-Naziat 79:40

Anyone who has been afraid to stand before his Lord and restrained himself from passion

Verse 41 — Surah An-Naziat 79:41

will have the Garden for a dwelling place

Verse 42 — Surah An-Naziat 79:42

They will ask you about the Hour: "When will it come to pass

Verse 43 — Surah An-Naziat 79:43

Why are you reminding us about it

Verse 44 — Surah An-Naziat 79:44

It lies up to your Lord to set it

Verse 45 — Surah An-Naziat 79:45

You are merely a warner for anyone who dreads it

Verse 46 — Surah An-Naziat 79:46

just as some day they shall see they have hung around for only an evening, or its morning glow