53. Nexhm · verses 44–58

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا

Waannahu huwa amata waahya

That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

That He did create in pairs,- male and female,

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ

Min nutfatin itha tumna

From a seed when lodged (in its place);

وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ

Waanna AAalayhi alnnashata alokhra

That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead);

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ

Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna

That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction;

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ

Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra

That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan aloola

And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient ´Ad (people),

وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ

Wathamooda fama abqa

And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ

Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha

And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors,

وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ

Waalmutafikata ahwa

And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up.

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

Fabiayyi alai rabbika tatamara

Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about?

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri aloola

This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old!

أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ

Azifati alazifatu

The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:

لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun

No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.