| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out(an-Nazi`at)
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| 79:1 | | CONSIDER those [stars] that rise only to set |
| 79:1 | | CONSIDER those [stars] that rise only to set |
| 79:2 | | and move [in their orbits] with steady motion |
| 79:2 | | and move [in their orbits] with steady motion |
| 79:3 | | and float [through space] with floating serene |
| 79:3 | | and float [through space] with floating serene |
| 79:4 | | and yet overtake [one another] with swift overtaking |
| 79:4 | | and yet overtake [one another] with swift overtaking |
| 79:5 | | and thus they fulfil the [Creator's] behest |
| 79:5 | | and thus they fulfil the [Creator's] behest |
| 79:6 | | [HENCE, think of] the Day when a violent convulsion will convulse [the world] |
| 79:6 | | [HENCE, think of] the Day when a violent convulsion will convulse [the world] |
| 79:7 | | to be followed by further [convulsions] |
| 79:7 | | to be followed by further [convulsions] |
| 79:8 | | On that Day will [men's] hearts be throbbing |
| 79:8 | | On that Day will [men's] hearts be throbbing |
| 79:9 | | [and] their eyes downcast.. |
| 79:9 | | [and] their eyes downcast.. |
| 79:10 | | [And yet,] some say, "What! Are we indeed to be restored to our former state &ndash |
| 79:10 | | [And yet,] some say, "What! Are we indeed to be restored to our former state &ndash |
| 79:11 | | even though we may have become [a heap of] crumbling bones?" |
| 79:11 | | even though we may have become [a heap of] crumbling bones?" |
| 79:12 | | [And] they add, "That, then, would be a return with loss!" |
| 79:12 | | [And] they add, "That, then, would be a return with loss!" |
| 79:13 | | [But,] then, that [Last Hour] will be [upon them of a sudden, as if it were] but a single accusing cry |
| 79:13 | | [But,] then, that [Last Hour] will be [upon them of a sudden, as if it were] but a single accusing cry |
| 79:14 | | and then, lo, they will be fully awakened [to the truth] |
| 79:14 | | and then, lo, they will be fully awakened [to the truth] |
| 79:15 | | HAS THE STORY of Moses ever come within thy ken |
| 79:15 | | HAS THE STORY of Moses ever come within thy ken |
| 79:16 | | Lo! His Sustainer called out to him in the twice-hallowed valley |
| 79:16 | | Lo! His Sustainer called out to him in the twice-hallowed valley |
| 79:17 | | "Go unto Pharaoh - for, verily, he has transgressed all bounds of what is right |
| 79:17 | | "Go unto Pharaoh - for, verily, he has transgressed all bounds of what is right |
| 79:18 | | and say [unto him], 'Art thou desirous of attaining to purity |
| 79:18 | | and say [unto him], 'Art thou desirous of attaining to purity |
| 79:19 | | [If so,] then I shall guide thee towards [a cognition of] thy Sustainer, so that [henceforth] thou wilt stand in awe [of Him].’" |
| 79:19 | | [If so,] then I shall guide thee towards [a cognition of] thy Sustainer, so that [henceforth] thou wilt stand in awe [of Him].’" |
| 79:20 | | And thereupon he [went to Pharaoh and] made him aware of the great wonder [of God's grace] |
| 79:20 | | And thereupon he [went to Pharaoh and] made him aware of the great wonder [of God's grace] |
| 79:21 | | But [Pharaoh] gave him the lie and rebelliously rejected [all guidance] |
| 79:21 | | But [Pharaoh] gave him the lie and rebelliously rejected [all guidance] |
| 79:22 | | and brusquely turned his back [on Moses] |
| 79:22 | | and brusquely turned his back [on Moses] |
| 79:23 | | and then he gathered [his great ones], and called [unto his people] |
| 79:23 | | and then he gathered [his great ones], and called [unto his people] |
| 79:24 | | and said, "I am your Lord All-Highest!" |
| 79:24 | | and said, "I am your Lord All-Highest!" |
| 79:25 | | And thereupon God took him to task, [and made him] a warning example in the life to come as well as in this world |
| 79:25 | | And thereupon God took him to task, [and made him] a warning example in the life to come as well as in this world |
| 79:26 | | In this, behold, there is a lesson indeed for all who stand in awe [of God] |
| 79:26 | | In this, behold, there is a lesson indeed for all who stand in awe [of God] |
| 79:27 | | [O MEN!] Are you more difficult to create than the heaven which He has built |
| 79:27 | | [O MEN!] Are you more difficult to create than the heaven which He has built |
| 79:28 | | High has He reared its vault and formed it in accordance with what it was meant to be |
| 79:28 | | High has He reared its vault and formed it in accordance with what it was meant to be |
| 79:29 | | and He has made dark its night and brought forth its light of day |
| 79:29 | | and He has made dark its night and brought forth its light of day |
| 79:30 | | And after that, the earth: wide has He spread its expanse |
| 79:30 | | And after that, the earth: wide has He spread its expanse |
| 79:31 | | and has caused its waters to come out of it, and its pastures |
| 79:31 | | and has caused its waters to come out of it, and its pastures |
| 79:32 | | and has made the mountains firm |
| 79:32 | | and has made the mountains firm |
| 79:33 | | [all this] as a means of livelihood for you and your animals |
| 79:33 | | [all this] as a means of livelihood for you and your animals |
| 79:34 | | AND SO, when the great overwhelming event [of, resurrection] comes to pass &ndash |
| 79:34 | | AND SO, when the great overwhelming event [of, resurrection] comes to pass &ndash |
| 79:35 | | on that Day man will [clearly] remember all that he has ever wrought |
| 79:35 | | on that Day man will [clearly] remember all that he has ever wrought |
| 79:36 | | and the blazing fire [of hell] will be lad open before all who [are destined to] see it |
| 79:36 | | and the blazing fire [of hell] will be lad open before all who [are destined to] see it |
| 79:37 | | For, unto him who shall have transgressed the bounds of what is right |
| 79:37 | | For, unto him who shall have transgressed the bounds of what is right |
| 79:38 | | and preferred the life of this world [to the good of his soul] |
| 79:38 | | and preferred the life of this world [to the good of his soul] |
| 79:39 | | that blazing fire will truly be the goal |
| 79:39 | | that blazing fire will truly be the goal |
| 79:40 | | But unto him who shall have stood in fear of his Sustainer's Presence, and held back his inner self from base desires |
| 79:40 | | But unto him who shall have stood in fear of his Sustainer's Presence, and held back his inner self from base desires |
| 79:41 | | paradise will truly be the goal |
| 79:41 | | paradise will truly be the goal |
| 79:42 | | THEY WILL ASK thee [O Prophet] about the Last Hour: "When will it come to pass?" |
| 79:42 | | THEY WILL ASK thee [O Prophet] about the Last Hour: "When will it come to pass?" |
| 79:43 | | [But] how couldst thou tell anything about it |
| 79:43 | | [But] how couldst thou tell anything about it |
| 79:44 | | [seeing that] with thy Sustainer alone rests the beginning and the end [of all knowledge] thereof |
| 79:44 | | [seeing that] with thy Sustainer alone rests the beginning and the end [of all knowledge] thereof |
| 79:45 | | Thou art but [sent] to warn those who stand in awe of it |
| 79:45 | | Thou art but [sent] to warn those who stand in awe of it |
| 79:46 | | On the Day when they behold it, [it will seem to them] as if they had tarried [in this world] no longer than one evening or [one night, ending with] its morn |
| 79:46 | | On the Day when they behold it, [it will seem to them] as if they had tarried [in this world] no longer than one evening or [one night, ending with] its morn |
