Surah An-Nazi'at: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا

Transliteration wal-nāziʿāti gharqan

English By those [angels] who extract with violence

1. وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِwal-nāziʿātiBy those who extract
2. غَرْقًۭاgharqanviolently

وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا

Transliteration wal-nāshiṭāti nashṭan

English And [by] those who remove with ease

1. وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِwal-nāshiṭātiAnd those who draw out
2. نَشْطًۭاnashṭangently

وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا

Transliteration wal-sābiḥāti sabḥan

English And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

1. وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِwal-sābiḥātiAnd those who glide
2. سَبْحًۭاsabḥanswimming

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا

Transliteration fal-sābiqāti sabqan

English And those who race each other in a race

1. فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِfal-sābiqātiAnd those who race each other
2. سَبْقًۭاsabqan(in) a race

فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا

Transliteration fal-mudabirāti amran

English And those who arrange [each] matter,

1. فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِfal-mudabirātiAnd those who arrange
2. أَمْرًۭاamran(the) matter

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

Transliteration yawma tarjufu l-rājifatu

English On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

1. يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
2. تَرْجُفُtarjufuwill quake
3. ٱلرَّاجِفَةُl-rājifatuthe quaking one

تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

Transliteration tatbaʿuhā l-rādifatu

English There will follow it the subsequent [one].

1. تَتْبَعُهَاtatbaʿuhāFollows it
2. ٱلرَّادِفَةُl-rādifatuthe subsequent

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

Transliteration qulūbun yawma-idhin wājifatun

English Hearts, that Day, will tremble,

1. قُلُوبٌۭqulūbunHearts
2. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
3. وَاجِفَةٌwājifatunwill palpitate

أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ

Transliteration abṣāruhā khāshiʿatun

English Their eyes humbled.

1. أَبْصَـٰرُهَاabṣāruhāTheir eyes
2. خَـٰشِعَةٌۭkhāshiʿatunhumbled

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ

Transliteration yaqūlūna a-innā lamardūdūna fī l-ḥāfirati

English They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?

1. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnaThey say
2. أَءِنَّاa-innāWill we
3. لَمَرْدُودُونَlamardūdūnaindeed be returned
4. فِىfīto
5. ٱلْحَافِرَةِl-ḥāfiratithe former state

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً

Transliteration a-idhā kunnā ʿiẓāman nakhiratan

English Even if we should be decayed bones?"

1. أَءِذَاa-idhāWhat! When
2. كُنَّاkunnāwe are
3. عِظَـٰمًۭاʿiẓāmanbones
4. نَّخِرَةًۭnakhiratandecayed

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

Transliteration qālū til'ka idhan karratun khāsiratun

English They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey say
2. تِلْكَtil'kaThis
3. إِذًۭاidhanthen
4. كَرَّةٌkarratun(would be) a return
5. خَاسِرَةٌۭkhāsiratunlosing

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

Transliteration fa-innamā hiya zajratun wāḥidatun

English Indeed, it will be but one shout,

1. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāThen only
2. هِىَhiyait
3. زَجْرَةٌۭzajratun(will be) a shout
4. وَٰحِدَةٌۭwāḥidatunsingle

فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

Transliteration fa-idhā hum bil-sāhirati

English And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.

1. فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd behold
2. هُمhumThey
3. بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِbil-sāhirati(will be) awakened

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

Transliteration hal atāka ḥadīthu mūsā

English Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

1. هَلْhalHas
2. أَتَىٰكَatāka(there) come to you
3. حَدِيثُḥadīthu(the) story
4. مُوسَىٰٓmūsā(of) Musa

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

Transliteration idh nādāhu rabbuhu bil-wādi l-muqadasi ṭuwan

English When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,

1. إِذْidhWhen
2. نَادَىٰهُnādāhucalled him
3. رَبُّهُۥrabbuhuhis Lord
4. بِٱلْوَادِbil-wādiin the valley
5. ٱلْمُقَدَّسِl-muqadasithe sacred
6. طُوًىṭuwan(of) Tuwa

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

Transliteration idh'hab ilā fir'ʿawna innahu ṭaghā

English "Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

1. ٱذْهَبْidh'habGo
2. إِلَىٰilāto
3. فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
4. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
5. طَغَىٰṭaghā(has) transgressed

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration faqul hal laka ilā an tazakkā

English And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

1. فَقُلْfaqulAnd say
2. هَلhalWould
3. لَّكَlaka[for] you
4. إِلَىٰٓilā[to]
5. أَنan[that]
6. تَزَكَّىٰtazakkāpurify yourself

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

Transliteration wa-ahdiyaka ilā rabbika fatakhshā

English And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

1. وَأَهْدِيَكَwa-ahdiyakaAnd I will guide you
2. إِلَىٰilāto
3. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
4. فَتَخْشَىٰfatakhshāso you would fear

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

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

English And he showed him the greatest sign,

1. فَأَرَىٰهُfa-arāhuThen he showed him
2. ٱلْـَٔايَةَl-āyatathe sign
3. ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rāthe great

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

Transliteration fakadhaba waʿaṣā

English But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.

1. فَكَذَّبَfakadhabaBut he denied
2. وَعَصَىٰwaʿaṣāand disobeyed

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Transliteration thumma adbara yasʿā

English Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. أَدْبَرَadbarahe turned his back
3. يَسْعَىٰyasʿāstriving

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

Transliteration faḥashara fanādā

English And he gathered [his people] and called out.

1. فَحَشَرَfaḥasharaAnd he gathered
2. فَنَادَىٰfanādāand called out

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Transliteration faqāla anā rabbukumu l-aʿlā

English And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

1. فَقَالَfaqālaThen he said
2. أَنَا۠anāI am
3. رَبُّكُمُrabbukumuyour Lord
4. ٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlāthe Most High

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

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

English So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]..

1. فَأَخَذَهُfa-akhadhahuSo seized him
2. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
3. نَكَالَnakāla(with) an exemplary punishment
4. ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati(for) the last
5. وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓwal-ūlāand the first

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

Transliteration inna fī dhālika laʿib'ratan liman yakhshā

English Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. فِىfīin
3. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
4. لَعِبْرَةًۭlaʿib'ratansurely (is) a lesson
5. لِّمَنlimanfor whoever
6. يَخْشَىٰٓyakhshāfears

ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا

Transliteration a-antum ashaddu khalqan ami l-samāu banāhā

English Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allāh] constructed it.

1. ءَأَنتُمْa-antumAre you
2. أَشَدُّashaddua more difficult
3. خَلْقًاkhalqancreation
4. أَمِamior
5. ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚl-samāuthe heaven
6. بَنَىٰهَاbanāhāHe constructed it

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration rafaʿa samkahā fasawwāhā

English He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.

1. رَفَعَrafaʿaHe raised
2. سَمْكَهَاsamkahāits ceiling
3. فَسَوَّىٰهَاfasawwāhāand proportioned it

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration wa-aghṭasha laylahā wa-akhraja ḍuḥāhā

English And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.

1. وَأَغْطَشَwa-aghṭashaAnd He darkened
2. لَيْلَهَاlaylahāits night
3. وَأَخْرَجَwa-akhrajaand brought out
4. ضُحَىٰهَاḍuḥāhāits brightness

وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

Transliteration wal-arḍa baʿda dhālika daḥāhā

English And after that He spread the earth.

1. وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaAnd the earth
2. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
3. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
4. دَحَىٰهَآdaḥāhāHe spread it

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا

Transliteration akhraja min'hā māahā wamarʿāhā

English He extracted from it its water and its pasture,

1. أَخْرَجَakhrajaHe brought forth
2. مِنْهَاmin'hāfrom it
3. مَآءَهَاmāahāits water
4. وَمَرْعَىٰهَاwamarʿāhāand its pasture

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-jibāla arsāhā

English And the mountains He set firmly

1. وَٱلْجِبَالَwal-jibālaAnd the mountains
2. أَرْسَىٰهَاarsāhāHe made them firm

مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

Transliteration matāʿan lakum wali-anʿāmikum

English As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

1. مَتَـٰعًۭاmatāʿan(As) a provision
2. لَّكُمْlakumfor you
3. وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْwali-anʿāmikumand for your cattle

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

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

English But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -

1. فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut when
2. جَآءَتِjāaticomes
3. ٱلطَّآمَّةُl-ṭāmatuthe Overwhelming Calamity
4. ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rāthe great

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

Transliteration yawma yatadhakkaru l-insānu mā saʿā

English The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,

1. يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
2. يَتَذَكَّرُyatadhakkaruwill remember
3. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
4. مَاmāwhat
5. سَعَىٰsaʿāhe strove (for)

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

Transliteration waburrizati l-jaḥīmu liman yarā

English And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -

1. وَبُرِّزَتِwaburrizatiAnd will be made manifest
2. ٱلْجَحِيمُl-jaḥīmuthe Hellfire
3. لِمَنlimanto (him) who
4. يَرَىٰyarāsees

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

Transliteration fa-ammā man ṭaghā

English So as for he who transgressed

1. فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
2. مَنman(him) who
3. طَغَىٰṭaghātransgressed

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

Transliteration waāthara l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

English And preferred the life of the world,

1. وَءَاثَرَwaātharaAnd preferred
2. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
3. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

Transliteration fa-inna l-jaḥīma hiya l-mawā

English Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.

1. فَإِنَّfa-innaThen indeed
2. ٱلْجَحِيمَl-jaḥīmathe Hellfire
3. هِىَhiyait
4. ٱلْمَأْوَىٰl-mawā(is) the refuge

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

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

English But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
2. مَنْman(him) who
3. خَافَkhāfafeared
4. مَقَامَmaqāmastanding
5. رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(before) his Lord
6. وَنَهَىwanahāand restrained
7. ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsahis soul
8. عَنِʿanifrom
9. ٱلْهَوَىٰl-hawāthe vain desires

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

Transliteration fa-inna l-janata hiya l-mawā

English Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

1. فَإِنَّfa-innaThen indeed
2. ٱلْجَنَّةَl-janataParadise
3. هِىَhiyait (is)
4. ٱلْمَأْوَىٰl-mawāthe refuge

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا

Transliteration yasalūnaka ʿani l-sāʿati ayyāna mur'sāhā

English They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?

1. يَسْـَٔلُونَكَyasalūnakaThey ask you
2. عَنِʿaniabout
3. ٱلسَّاعَةِl-sāʿatithe Hour
4. أَيَّانَayyānawhen
5. مُرْسَىٰهَاmur'sāhā(is) its arrival

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ

Transliteration fīma anta min dhik'rāhā

English In what [position] are you that you should mention it?

1. فِيمَfīmaIn what
2. أَنتَanta(are) you
3. مِنmin[of]
4. ذِكْرَىٰهَآdhik'rāhā(to) mention it

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

Transliteration ilā rabbika muntahāhā

English To your Lord is its finality.

1. إِلَىٰilāTo
2. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
3. مُنتَهَىٰهَآmuntahāhā(is) its finality

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

Transliteration innamā anta mundhiru man yakhshāhā

English You are only a warner for those who fear it.

1. إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
2. أَنتَantayou
3. مُنذِرُmundhiru(are) a warner
4. مَنman(for him) who
5. يَخْشَىٰهَاyakhshāhāfears it

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

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

English It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

1. كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahumAs though they
2. يَوْمَyawma(the) Day
3. يَرَوْنَهَاyarawnahāthey see it
4. لَمْlamnot
5. يَلْبَثُوٓا۟yalbathūthey had remained
6. إِلَّاillāexcept
7. عَشِيَّةًʿashiyyatanan evening
8. أَوْawor
9. ضُحَىٰهَاḍuḥāhāa morning thereof