| | N J Dawood (2014) rendition of Surah Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out(an-Nazi`at)
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| 79:1 | | BY THOSE who snatch away men‘s souls |
| 79:2 | | and those who gently release them |
| 79:3 | | by those who float at will |
| 79:4 | | and those who speed headlong |
| 79:5 | | by those who govern the affairs of this world |
| 79:6 | | On the day the Trumpet sound |
| 79:7 | | its first and second blast |
| 79:8 | | hearts shall on that day be filled with terror |
| 79:9 | | and eyes shall stare with awe |
| 79:10 | | They say: ‘When we are turned to hollow bones, shall we be restored to life?&lsquo |
| 79:11 | | --(translation missing in source)- |
| 79:12 | | And they say: ‘So it is a fruitless transformation!&lsquo |
| 79:13 | | But with one blas |
| 79:14 | | they shall return to the earth‘s surface |
| 79:15 | | Have you heard the story of Moses |
| 79:16 | | His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Ţuwā, saying |
| 79:17 | | Go to Pharaoh: he has transgressed all bounds |
| 79:18 | | and say: "Will you reform yourself |
| 79:19 | | I will guide you to your Lord, that you may have fear of Him.&lsquo |
| 79:20 | | He showed Pharaoh the mightiest sign |
| 79:21 | | but he denied it and rebelled |
| 79:22 | | He quickly went away and |
| 79:23 | | summoning all his men, made to them a proclamation |
| 79:24 | | ‘I am your supreme Lord.‘ he said |
| 79:25 | | So God smote him with the scourge of the life to come, and of this life |
| 79:26 | | Surely in this there is a lesson for the God-fearing |
| 79:27 | | Are you harder to create or the heaven He has built |
| 79:28 | | He raised it high and fashioned it |
| 79:29 | | giving darkness to its night and brightness to its day |
| 79:30 | | After that He spread the earth |
| 79:31 | | and, drawing water from its depth, brought forth its pastures |
| 79:32 | | He set down the mountains |
| 79:33 | | for you and for your cattle to delight in |
| 79:34 | | But when the supreme calamity strikes ― |
| 79:35 | | the day when man will call to mind his labours ― |
| 79:36 | | when Hell appears to those with eyes to see ― |
| 79:37 | | he that transgresse |
| 79:38 | | and chose this present lif |
| 79:39 | | shall have his home in Hell |
| 79:40 | | and he that feared to stand before his Lor |
| 79:41 | | and curbed his soul‘s desire shall have his home in Paradise |
| 79:42 | | They question you about the Hour. ‘When will it come?&lsquo |
| 79:43 | | But how are you to know |
| 79:44 | | Only your Lord knows when the end will come |
| 79:45 | | Your duty is but to warn those that fear it |
| 79:46 | | On the day they see it, it will seem as if they had lingered but one evening, or one morning |
