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Surah 79
النَّازِعَاتِ
سورۃ النَّازِعَاتِ
Those who drag forth • Mecca • 46 ayahs
النَّازِعَاتِ
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Ayah 79:1
وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا١
By those [angels] who extract with violence1
Ayah 79:2
وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا٢
And [by] those who remove with ease1
Ayah 79:3
وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا٣
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming1
Ayah 79:4
فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا٤
And those who race each other in a race1
Ayah 79:5
فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا٥
And those who arrange [each] matter,1
Ayah 79:6
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ٦
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
Ayah 79:7
تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ٧
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
Ayah 79:8
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ٨
Hearts,1 that Day, will tremble,
Ayah 79:9
أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ٩
Their eyes1 humbled.
Ayah 79:10
يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ١٠
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
Ayah 79:11
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً١١
Even if we should be decayed bones?"1
Ayah 79:12
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ١٢
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."1
Ayah 79:13
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ١٣
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
Ayah 79:14
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ١٤
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
Ayah 79:15
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ١٥
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Ayah 79:16
إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى١٦
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,
Ayah 79:17
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ١٧
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Ayah 79:18
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ١٨
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
Ayah 79:19
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ١٩
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Ayah 79:20
فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ٢٠
And he showed him the greatest sign,1
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Surah An-Naazi'aat (Those who drag forth) is chapter 79 of the Quran and contains 46 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
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