79. Naziat · verses 4–18

فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبۡقٗا

Faalssabiqati sabqan

Then press forward as in a race,

فَٱلۡمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمۡرٗا

Faalmudabbirati amran

Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,

تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):

قُلُوبٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاجِفَةٌ

Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun

Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

أَبۡصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٞ

Absaruha khashiAAatun

Cast down will be (their owners´) eyes.

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرۡدُودُونَ فِي ٱلۡحَافِرَةِ

Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?

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)?-