Surah An-Naazi'aat

سورة النازعات

Those who drag forth

Surah 79 · 46 Ayahs

What Is Surah An-Naazi'aat?

Surah An-Naazi'aat is Surah 79 of the Quran. It contains 46 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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Ayah 1
وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا
Meaning
I swear by those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the infidels) with extreme force,
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Ayah 2
وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا
Meaning
and by those (angels) who untie the knot (of the souls of the believers) smoothly,
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Ayah 3
وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا
Meaning
and by those who float (in the atmosphere) swiftly,
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Ayah 4
فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا
Meaning
then proceed forward quickly,
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Ayah 5
فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Meaning
then manage (to do) everything (they are ordered to do,)
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Ayah 6
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
Meaning
(you will be resurrected) on the Day when the shocking event (i.e. the first blowing of the trumpet) will shock (everything),
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Ayah 7
تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
Meaning
followed by the next one (i.e. the second blowing of the trumpet.)
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Ayah 8
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Meaning
On that day, hearts (of people) will be throbbing,
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Ayah 9
أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ
Meaning
with their eyes downcast.
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Ayah 10
يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
Meaning
They (the infidels) say, “Are we going to be brought back to our former state (of Life)?
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Ayah 11
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
Meaning
Is it when we are turned into decayed bones?”
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Ayah 12
قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Meaning
They say, “If so, that will be a harmful homecoming.”
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Ayah 13
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
Meaning
In fact, it will be only a single harsh voice,
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Ayah 14
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
Meaning
and in no time they will be (brought) into the plain (of Hashr).
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Ayah 15
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Meaning
Has there come to you the narrative about Mūsā?
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Ayah 16
إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Meaning
(Recall) when his Lord called to him in the blessed valley of Tuwā:
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Ayah 17
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
Meaning
“Go to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh). Indeed, he has crossed all bounds.
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Ayah 18
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Meaning
And say (to him,) ‘Would you like to purify yourself,
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Ayah 19
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
Meaning
and that I should guide you to your Lord, so that you fear (Him)?’”
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Ayah 20
فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Meaning
So, he (Mūsā) showed him the biggest sign.
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Ayah 21
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
Meaning
But he rejected and disobeyed,
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Ayah 22
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Meaning
then he turned back, and tried hard (to refute the Messenger),
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Ayah 23
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Meaning
then he gathered (his people) and shouted
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Ayah 24
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Meaning
and said, “I am your supreme lord.”
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Ayah 25
فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
Meaning
So, Allah seized him for an exemplary punishment in the Hereafter and the present world.
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Ayah 26
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
Meaning
Indeed, there is a lesson for him who fears (Allah).
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Ayah 27
ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا
Meaning
Is your creation more difficult or that of the sky? He has built it,
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Ayah 28
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Meaning
He has raised its height, then made it proper,
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Ayah 29
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
Meaning
and darkened its night, and brought forth its daylight,
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Ayah 30
وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
Meaning
and, after that, He spread out the earth.
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Ayah 31
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
Meaning
From it, He brought out its water and its meadows,
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Ayah 32
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
Meaning
and firmly fixed the mountains,
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Ayah 33
مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
Meaning
(all this) as a benefit to you and your cattle.
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Ayah 34
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Meaning
So when the Greatest Havoc will take place
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Ayah 35
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
Meaning
on the day when man will recall what he did,
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Ayah 36
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
Meaning
and the Hell will be exposed for all who see,
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Ayah 37
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Meaning
then for the one who had rebelled,
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Ayah 38
وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Meaning
and preferred the worldly life (to the Hereafter),
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Ayah 39
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Meaning
the Hell will be the abode,
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Ayah 40
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
Meaning
whereas for the one who feared to stand before his Lord, and restrained his self from the (evil) desire,
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Ayah 41
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Meaning
the Paradise will be the abode.
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Ayah 42
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا
Meaning
They ask you (O Prophet,) about the Hour (the Day of Judgment) as to when it will take place.
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Ayah 43
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ
Meaning
In which capacity are you to tell this?
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Ayah 44
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
Meaning
With your Lord is the final word about it.
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Ayah 45
إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا
Meaning
You are only a warner for anyone who fears it.
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Ayah 46
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
Meaning
The day they will see it, it will seem to them as if they did not live (in the world) but only for one afternoon or for the morning thereof.