English - Chapter 79 - An-Naziat

By [the winds] that pluck out vehemently

and those that blow gently

and by [the clouds] that swim serenely and

by those that outstrip them suddenly

and by those who regulate events

On the Day when a violent convulsion will convulse [the world]

to be followed by further [convulsions]

hearts will be throbbing

while eyes will be downcast

They say, "What? shall we be brought back to life

even after we have turned into decayed bones

and they say, "That indeed would be a losing return

But all it will take is a single blast

and behold! They will all come out in the open

Have you heard the story of Moses

His Lord called out to him by the sacred valley of Tuwa

[saying], "Go to Pharaoh, he has exceeded all bounds

and say, 'Will you reform yourself

Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you should fear Him

Moses showed him the great sign

but he denied it and refused [the faith]

Then he quickly turned his back

And he summoned all his people

and proclaimed, "I am your supreme Lord

but God seized him and meted out to him the chastisement of both the next world and the present

surely there is in this a lesson for the God-fearing

[O Men!] Are you more difficult to create than the heaven which He has built

by raising its vault high and fashioning it flawlessly

and making its night dark and bringing forth its morning light

and the earth which He spread out

after that bringing forth from it its water and its pasture land

and making the mountains firm

[all this] as a means of sustenance for you and your animals

When the great over-whelming event arrives

on the Day that man remembers what he strove for

and Hell is there for all to see

anyone who has acted arrogantly

and prefers the life of this world

will find himself in Hell

but one who fears to stand before his Lord and restrained himself from base desires

shall dwell in Paradise

They will ask you [Prophet] about the Hour, saying, "When it will come to pass

what have you to do with the mentioning of it

Your Lord alone knows when it will come

you are but a warner for those who fear it

On the Day when they see it, they will feel as if they had tarried in this world for only one evening or one morning