The Snatchers

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرۡقً۬ا ١

The (angels who) snatch (the souls of the disbelievers) forcibly.

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشۡطً۬ا ٢

And those who gently take (the souls of the believers) joyfully.

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبۡحً۬ا ٣

And those floating everywhere.

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبۡقً۬ا ٤

Eagerly racing with one another –

فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٲتِ أَمۡرً۬ا ٥

to carry out various commands.

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ ٦

The day the quake quakes.

تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ ٧

Followed by the second blow.

قُلُوبٌ۬ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ وَاجِفَةٌ ٨

Certain minds will be terrified.

أَبۡصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ۬ ٩

Their eyes will be subdued.

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِى ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ ١٠

They will say, "We have been recreated from the grave!

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمً۬ا نَّخِرَةً۬ ١١

"How did this happen after we had turned into rotten bones?"

قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذً۬ا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ۬ ١٢

They had said, "This is an impossible recurrence."

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجۡرَةٌ۬ وَٲحِدَةٌ۬ ١٣

All it takes is one nudge.

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ ١٤

Whereupon they get up.

هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ ١٥

Have you known about the history of Moses?

إِذۡ نَادَٮٰهُ رَبُّهُ ۥ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ١٦

His Lord called him at the holy valley of Tuwaa.

ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُ ۥ طَغَىٰ ١٧

"Go to Pharaoh; he has transgressed."

فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

Tell him, "Would you not reform?

وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ ١٩

"Let me guide you to your Lord, that you may turn reverent."

فَأَرَٮٰهُ ٱلۡأَيَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ٢٠

He then showed him the great miracle.

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ ٢١

But he disbelieved and rebelled.

ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ يَسۡعَىٰ ٢٢

Then he turned away in a hurry.

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ ٢٣

He summoned and proclaimed.

فَقَالَ أَنَا۟ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٢٤

He said, "I am your lord; most high."

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ ٢٥

Consequently, ALLAH committed him to the retribution in the Hereafter, as well as in the first life.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةً۬ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰٓ ٢٦

This is a lesson for the reverent.

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ‌ۚ بَنَٮٰهَا ٢٧

Are you more difficult to create than the Heaven? He constructed it.

رَفَعَ سَمۡكَهَا فَسَوَّٮٰهَا ٢٨

He raised its masses, and perfected it.

وَأَغۡطَشَ لَيۡلَهَا وَأَخۡرَجَ ضُحَٮٰهَا ٢٩

He made its night dark, and brightened its morn.

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ ذَٲلِكَ دَحَٮٰهَآ ٣٠

He made the Earth egg-shaped.

أَخۡرَجَ مِنۡہَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرۡعَٮٰهَا ٣١

From it, He produced its own water and pasture.

وَٱلۡجِبَالَ أَرۡسَٮٰهَا ٣٢

He established the mountains.

مَتَـٰعً۬ا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَـٰمِكُمۡ ٣٣

All this to provide life support for you and your animals.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ٣٤

Then, when the great blow comes.

يَوۡمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ ٣٥

That is the day when the human will remember everything he did.

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ ٣٦

Hell will be brought into existence.

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ ٣٧

As for the one who transgressed.

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ٣٨

Who was preoccupied with this life.

فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ ٣٩

Hell will be the abode.

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفۡسَ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰ ٤٠

As for the one who reverenced the majesty of his Lord, and enjoined the self from sinful lusts.

فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ ٤١

Paradise will be the abode.

يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرۡسَٮٰهَا ٤٢

They ask you about the Hour, and when it will take place!

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكۡرَٮٰهَآ ٤٣

It is not you (Muhammad) who is destined to announce its time.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَہَٮٰهَآ ٤٤

Your Lord decides its fate.

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخۡشَٮٰهَا ٤٥

Your mission is to warn those who expect it.

كَأَنَّہُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَہَا لَمۡ يَلۡبَثُوٓاْ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوۡ ضُحَٮٰهَا ٤٦

The day they see it, they will feel as if they lasted one evening or half a day.