| | Torres Al Haneef (partial translation) 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 pull out harshly [e.g ?Azra??l, the Angel of Death]," |
| 79:2 | | "by those who draw out gently," |
| 79:3 | | "by those who float along," |
| 79:4 | | "by those who hurry forward," |
| 79:5 | | and by those who manage the affairs (of their Lord) |
| 79:6 | | "On the Day when the (first) earthquake (violently) shakes everything [i.e. the blast of the trumpet sounded by the Angel Isr?f?l on the Last Day which will cause every living being to die]," |
| 79:7 | | "and the aftershock follows it [the second blowing of the trumpet which will wake all the dead]," |
| 79:8 | | "on that Day hearts will be pounding," |
| 79:9 | | and their eyes will be cast down |
| 79:10 | | "(Now) they say, 'Shall we really be returned to the way we were before," |
| 79:11 | | even after we are crumbled bones |
| 79:12 | | "They say, 'Then that would be a return with loss.'" |
| 79:13 | | "But it will only be a single Shout [of an angel, or the blast of the trumpet at the beginning of the Resurrection,]" |
| 79:14 | | and they shall awaken to be gathered on the open plain |
| 79:15 | | Has the story of M?s? reached you |
| 79:16 | | "When his Lord called him in the holy valley of ?uw?, (saying)" |
| 79:17 | | "'Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly crossed his limit." |
| 79:18 | | "And say to him, ""Would you like to be purified?""" |
| 79:19 | | "And shall I guide you to your Lord, so that you will be in awe of Him?" |
| 79:20 | | And he (M?s?) showed him the great sign |
| 79:21 | | "But he (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed," |
| 79:22 | | "and he turned his back, hurrying (to do mischief)," |
| 79:23 | | then he gathered (his people) and proclaimed |
| 79:24 | | "'I, (Pharaoh), am your Lord, the Most High!'" |
| 79:25 | | So Allah seized him with the punishment of the Next Life as well as this one |
| 79:26 | | Surely this is a lesson for one who fears (Allah) |
| 79:27 | | "What, are you harder to create than the heaven that Allah made?" |
| 79:28 | | "He raised the height of it, and put it in perfect order," |
| 79:29 | | "and darkened its night, and brought out its bright light." |
| 79:30 | | And the earth -- after that He spread it out |
| 79:31 | | "and drew out from it its water and its pastures," |
| 79:32 | | and He set the mountins firm - |
| 79:33 | | for the comfort of you and your flocks |
| 79:34 | | "But when the great disaster comes," |
| 79:35 | | the day when people will remember all of the things they were trying to achiev |
| 79:36 | | and Hell will be in full view for all to see |
| 79:37 | | "then, as for the one who was rebellious" |
| 79:38 | | "and chose the life of this world," |
| 79:39 | | surely Hell will be his home |
| 79:40 | | "But as for the one who was afraid to stand before Allah (for the Judgement) and kept himself from lower desires," |
| 79:41 | | surely the Garden will be his home |
| 79:42 | | They ask you about the Hour: 'When will it come?' |
| 79:43 | | Why are you mentioning it |
| 79:44 | | Your Lord alone knows the final end of it |
| 79:45 | | You are only a warner to those who fear it |
| 79:46 | | "On the Day that they see it, it will seem as if they had only lived for an evening, or (at the most) until the next morning!" |
