79. An-Nazi'at

فَكَذَّبَBut he deniedوَعَصَىٰand disobeyed﴿٢١﴾

But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed

ثُمَّThenأَدْبَرَhe turned his backيَسْعَىٰstriving﴿٢٢﴾

Then he turned his back, striving

فَحَشَرَAnd he gatheredفَنَادَىٰand called out﴿٢٣﴾

And he gathered [his people] and called out

فَقَالَThen he saidأَنَا۠I amرَبُّكُمُyour Lordٱلْأَعْلَىٰthe Most High﴿٢٤﴾

And said, "I am your most exalted lord

فَأَخَذَهُSo seized himٱللَّهُAllahنَكَالَ(with) an exemplary punishmentٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(for) the lastوَٱلْأُولَىٰٓand the first﴿٢٥﴾

So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]

إِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَعِبْرَةًsurely (is) a lessonلِّمَنfor whoeverيَخْشَىٰٓfears﴿٢٦﴾

Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah]

ءَأَنتُمْAre youأَشَدُّa more difficultخَلْقًاcreationأَمِorٱلسَّمَآءُthe heavenبَنَىٰهَاHe constructed it﴿٢٧﴾

Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it

رَفَعَHe raisedسَمْكَهَاits ceilingفَسَوَّىٰهَاand proportioned it﴿٢٨﴾

He raised its ceiling and proportioned it

وَأَغْطَشَAnd He darkenedلَيْلَهَاits nightوَأَخْرَجَand brought outضُحَىٰهَاits brightness﴿٢٩﴾

And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness

وَٱلْأَرْضَAnd the earthبَعْدَafterذَٰلِكَthatدَحَىٰهَآHe spread it﴿٣٠﴾

And after that He spread the earth

أَخْرَجَHe brought forthمِنْهَاfrom itمَآءَهَاits waterوَمَرْعَىٰهَاand its pasture﴿٣١﴾

He extracted from it its water and its pasture

وَٱلْجِبَالَAnd the mountainsأَرْسَىٰهَاHe made them firm﴿٣٢﴾

And the mountains He set firmly

مَتَٰعًا(As) a provisionلَّكُمْfor youوَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْand for your cattle﴿٣٣﴾

As provision for you and your grazing livestock

فَإِذَاBut whenجَآءَتِcomesٱلطَّآمَّةُthe Overwhelming Calamityٱلْكُبْرَىٰthe great﴿٣٤﴾

But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity

يَوْمَ(The) Dayيَتَذَكَّرُwill rememberٱلْإِنسَٰنُmanمَاwhatسَعَىٰhe strove (for)﴿٣٥﴾

The Day when man will remember that for which he strove

وَبُرِّزَتِAnd will be made manifestٱلْجَحِيمُthe Hellfireلِمَنto (him) whoيَرَىٰsees﴿٣٦﴾

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

فَأَمَّاThen as forمَن(him) whoطَغَىٰtransgressed﴿٣٧﴾

So as for he who transgressed

وَءَاثَرَAnd preferredٱلْحَيَوٰةَthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the world﴿٣٨﴾

And preferred the life of the world

فَإِنَّThen indeedٱلْجَحِيمَthe Hellfireهِىَitٱلْمَأْوَىٰ(is) the refuge﴿٣٩﴾

Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge

وَأَمَّاBut as forمَنْ(him) whoخَافَfearedمَقَامَstandingرَبِّهِۦ(before) his Lordوَنَهَىand restrainedٱلنَّفْسَhis soulعَنِfromٱلْهَوَىٰthe vain desires﴿٤٠﴾

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