Surah information

Name

سُورَةُ النَّازِعَاتِ

English name

An-Naazi'aat

Translation

Those who drag forth

Number

79

Ayahs

46

Revelation

Meccan

Translations

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرۡقࣰا 

CONSIDER those [stars] that rise only to set,

2

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشۡطࣰا 

and move [in their orbits] with steady motion,

3

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبۡحࣰا 

and float [through space] with floating serene,

4

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبۡقࣰا 

and yet overtake [one another] with swift overtaking:

5

فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَ ٰتِ أَمۡرࣰا 

and thus they fulfil the [Creator's] behest!

6

یَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ 

[HENCE, think of] the Day when a violent convulsion will convulse [the world],

7

تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ 

to be followed by further [convulsions]!

8

قُلُوبࣱ یَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَاجِفَةٌ 

On that Day will [men's] hearts be throbbing,

9

أَبۡصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةࣱ 

[and] their eyes downcast...

10

یَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِی ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ 

[And yet,] some say, "What! Are we indeed to be restored to our former state –