| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out(an-Nazi`at)
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| 79:1 | | Consider (the angels) who violently rip out [the souls of the wicked]. |
| 79:2 | | Consider (the angels) who gently lift [the souls of the blessed]. |
| 79:3 | | Consider (the angels) who glide on errands [of mercy]. |
| 79:4 | | They press forward as in a race. |
| 79:5 | | [Their mission is] to make arrangements on command [of their Lord]. |
| 79:6 | | One day, turmoil will be turbulent. |
| 79:7 | | More will follow. |
| 79:8 | | Hearts that day will be distressed. |
| 79:9 | | Eyes will be downcast. |
| 79:10 | | They say, “Will we really be returned to the former state? |
| 79:11 | | “Really! Even when we are decayed bones?” |
| 79:12 | | They say, “In that case, it would be a return for loss.” |
| 79:13 | | Truly, there will be a single shout. |
| 79:14 | | Then they will be awakened. |
| 79:15 | | Have you heard the story of Moses? |
| 79:16 | | Your Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa. |
| 79:17 | | “Go to Pharaoh. He has certainly transgressed. |
| 79:18 | | Say to him, ‘Do you want to be purified? |
| 79:19 | | “I can guide you to your Lord, so you may revere Him?’” |
| 79:20 | | (Moses) showed him a great sign. |
| 79:21 | | But he rejected it and disobeyed. |
| 79:22 | | He purposely turned his back. |
| 79:23 | | He assembled his people and made a declaration. |
| 79:24 | | (Pharaoh) said, “I am your Lord the Highest.” |
| 79:25 | | But Allah punished him and made him an example in the hereafter as well as in this life. |
| 79:26 | | Truly, in this is a lesson for those who have reverence. |
| 79:27 | | Are you any more difficult to create than the skies that Allah has constructed? |
| 79:28 | | He raised its canopy, and He perfected it. |
| 79:29 | | He covered the night with darkness and lit the day with splendor. |
| 79:30 | | Afterward He expounded Earth. |
| 79:31 | | He enticed from it its water and pastures. |
| 79:32 | | He firmly anchored the mountains… |
| 79:33 | | …as a provision for you and your cattle. |
| 79:34 | | Therefore, there will come the awesome and overwhelming event. |
| 79:35 | | [It will be] the day when every person shall regard that for which he/she has struggled. |
| 79:36 | | Hell fire shall be presented in full view for all to see. |
| 79:37 | | For those who transgressed the boundaries… |
| 79:38 | | …and showed preference for the life of this world,… |
| 79:39 | | …the abode will be Hell. |
| 79:40 | | As for those who feared to stand before their Lord and restrained their souls from lustful desires,… |
| 79:41 | | …their abode will be Paradise. |
| 79:42 | | They ask you about the hour. [They ask] when its time will come. |
| 79:43 | | Why should you be concerned about it? |
| 79:44 | | With your Lord is the final time. |
| 79:45 | | You are only a warner for those who fear it. |
| 79:46 | | The day they see it, it will seem like they had tarried only a single evening or overnight. |
