79. Naziat · verses 11–25

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا نَّخِرَةٗ

Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"

قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذٗا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٞ

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ

Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun

But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

Faitha hum bialssahirati

When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

Has the story of Moses reached thee?

إِذۡ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-

ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:

فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

"And say to him, ´Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-

وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

"´And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?´"

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلۡأٓيَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

Faarahu alayata alkubra

Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

Fakaththaba waAAasa

But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);

ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ يَسۡعَىٰ

Thumma adbara yasAAa

Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Fahashara fanada

Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla

Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola

But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.