Surah An-Nazi'at in Kinyarwanda: translation and audio

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا

Transliteration wal-nāziʿāti gharqan

Kinyarwanda Ndahiye abamalayika bashikanuza (roho z’abahakanyi) n’ubukana buhambaye,

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا

Transliteration wal-nāshiṭāti nashṭan

Kinyarwanda N’abamalayika bakuramo (roho z’abemeramana) bitonze,

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا

Transliteration wal-sābiḥāti sabḥan

Kinyarwanda N’abamalayika bogoga ikirere bihuta (batwaye izo roho),

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا

Transliteration fal-sābiqāti sabqan

Kinyarwanda N’abamalayika bihutana (ubutumwa babuzaniye intumwa za Allah ku isi).

فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا

Transliteration fal-mudabirāti amran

Kinyarwanda N’abamalayika bashyira mu bikorwa ibyo bategetswe.

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

Transliteration yawma tarjufu l-rājifatu

Kinyarwanda Umunsi (impanda ya mbere izavuzwa), maze isi n’imisozi bigatigita bikabije (buri kiremwa kigapfa),

تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

Transliteration tatbaʿuhā l-rādifatu

Kinyarwanda (Umutingito wa mbere) uzakurikirwa n’undi mutingito (maze buri kiremwa kizuke),

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

Transliteration qulūbun yawma-idhin wājifatun

Kinyarwanda Uwo munsi imitima (ya bamwe) izaba ifite ubwoba n’agahinda,

أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ

Transliteration abṣāruhā khāshiʿatun

Kinyarwanda Ndetse n’indoro yabo izaba yaciye bugufi (isuzuguritse).

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ

Transliteration yaqūlūna a-innā lamardūdūna fī l-ḥāfirati

Kinyarwanda Bazavuga bati “Ese mu by’ukuri tuzasubizwa mu buzima (bwacu bwo ku isi) twahozemo?”

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً

Transliteration a-idhā kunnā ʿiẓāman nakhiratan

Kinyarwanda “Ese n’iyo twaba twabaye amagufa ashangutse?”

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

Transliteration qālū til'ka idhan karratun khāsiratun

Kinyarwanda Bazavuga bati “Uko kugaruka kwacu (ku isi twifuza) kwaba ari igihombo!”

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

Transliteration fa-innamā hiya zajratun wāḥidatun

Kinyarwanda Mu by’ukuri hazabaho indi mpanda izavuzwa rimwe gusa.

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

Transliteration fa-idhā hum bil-sāhirati

Kinyarwanda Icyo gihe bazisanga imusozi (bongeye kuba bazima nyuma yo gupfa).

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

Transliteration hal atāka ḥadīthu mūsā

Kinyarwanda Ese inkuru ya Musa yakugezeho?

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

Transliteration idh nādāhu rabbuhu bil-wādi l-muqadasi ṭuwan

Kinyarwanda Ubwo Nyagasani we yamuhamagaraga ari mu kibaya gitagatifu cya Tuwa (agira ati),

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

Transliteration idh'hab ilā fir'ʿawna innahu ṭaghā

Kinyarwanda “Jya kwa Farawo kuko rwose yigometse.”

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration faqul hal laka ilā an tazakkā

Kinyarwanda Umubwire uti “Ese ushobora kwiyeza (ukareka icyaha cy’ubuhakanyi, ukaba umwemeramana)?”

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration wa-ahdiyaka ilā rabbika fatakhshā

Kinyarwanda “Nkakuyobora kwa Nyagasani wawe kugira ngo umutinye?”

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

Transliteration fa-arāhu l-āyata l-kub'rā

Kinyarwanda Nuko (Musa) amwereka igitangaza gihambaye.

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

Transliteration fakadhaba waʿaṣā

Kinyarwanda Ariko (Farawo) yarahinyuye aranigomeka;

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Transliteration thumma adbara yasʿā

Kinyarwanda Maze atera umugongo akataza (ashishikariza abantu be kudakurikira Musa).

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Transliteration faḥashara fanādā

Kinyarwanda Nuko akoranya (abantu be), avuga mu ijwi riranguruye,

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Transliteration faqāla anā rabbukumu l-aʿlā

Kinyarwanda Agira ati “Ni njye nyagasani wanyu w’ikirenga.”

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

Transliteration fa-akhadhahu l-lahu nakāla l-ākhirati wal-ūlā

Kinyarwanda Bityo Allah amuhana by’intangarugero kubera icyaha cya nyuma (yakoze) n’icya mbere .

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

Transliteration inna fī dhālika laʿib'ratan liman yakhshā

Kinyarwanda Mu by’ukuri muri ibyo harimo isomo kuri buri wese utinya Allah.

ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا

Transliteration a-antum ashaddu khalqan ami l-samāu banāhā

Kinyarwanda Ese (yemwe bantu) iremwa ryanyu ni ryo rikomeye, cyangwa ikirere (Allah) yubatse (ni cyo gikomeye)?

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration rafaʿa samkahā fasawwāhā

Kinyarwanda Yazamuye igisenge cyacyo, maze aragitunganya.

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration wa-aghṭasha laylahā wa-akhraja ḍuḥāhā

Kinyarwanda Ijoro ryacyo arigira umwijima, amanywa yacyo arayakesha.

وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

Transliteration wal-arḍa baʿda dhālika daḥāhā

Kinyarwanda Nyuma y’ibyo arambura isi,

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا

Transliteration akhraja min'hā māahā wamarʿāhā

Kinyarwanda Ayisohoramo amazi yayo n’inzuri zayo,

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-jibāla arsāhā

Kinyarwanda Anashimangira imisozi,

مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

Transliteration matāʿan lakum wali-anʿāmikum

Kinyarwanda Kugira ngo bibagirire akamaro, mwe n’amatungo yanyu.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

Transliteration fa-idhā jāati l-ṭāmatu l-kub'rā

Kinyarwanda Ariko igihe icyago gihambaye (umunsi w’imperuka) kizaza,

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

Transliteration yawma yatadhakkaru l-insānu mā saʿā

Kinyarwanda Umunsi umuntu azibuka ibyo yashyizemo umuhate,

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

Transliteration waburrizati l-jaḥīmu liman yarā

Kinyarwanda Umuriro wa Jahanamu ukagaragarizwa (buri wese) ureba.

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

Transliteration fa-ammā man ṭaghā

Kinyarwanda Ubwo wa wundi wigometse,

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

Transliteration waāthara l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

Kinyarwanda Agahitamo ubuzima bwo kuri iyi si (agakurikira ibibi aterwa n’irari rye),

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

Transliteration fa-inna l-jaḥīma hiya l-mawā

Kinyarwanda Mu by’ukuri umuriro wa Jahanamu uzaba ubuturo (bwe).

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

Transliteration wa-ammā man khāfa maqāma rabbihi wanahā l-nafsa ʿani l-hawā

Kinyarwanda Ariko wa wundi watinye kuzahagarara imbere ya Nyagasani we, akanabuza umutima we kurarikira ibibi,

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

Transliteration fa-inna l-janata hiya l-mawā

Kinyarwanda Mu by’ukuri, ubusitani (Ijuru) buzaba ubuturo (bwe).

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا

Transliteration yasalūnaka ʿani l-sāʿati ayyāna mur'sāhā

Kinyarwanda (Abahakanyi) barakubaza (yewe Muhamadi) ku bijyanye n’igihe imperuka izabera

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ

Transliteration fīma anta min dhik'rāhā

Kinyarwanda Nta bumenyi ufite bwo kugira icyo uyivugaho,

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

Transliteration ilā rabbika muntahāhā

Kinyarwanda Ubumenyi bwayo bwihariye Nyagasani wawe.

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

Transliteration innamā anta mundhiru man yakhshāhā

Kinyarwanda Ahubwo wowe (Muhamadi) nta kindi uri cyo uretse kuba uri umuburizi w’abatinya (umunsi w’imperuka).

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration ka-annahum yawma yarawnahā lam yalbathū illā ʿashiyyatan aw ḍuḥāhā

Kinyarwanda Umunsi bazawubona, bazamera nk’aho babaye ku isi ikigoroba kimwe cyangwa igitondo kimwe.