The Snatchers (Al-Naze'aat)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I CALL TO WITNESS those who dive and drag, 1 by the drawers (the angels of death), gently drawing (the souls of the believers), 2 by those that swim serenely 3 And then they speed with foremost speed. 4 by the managers (angels) affair. 5 The Day when the quaking will cause a violent convulsion, 6 and the second blast follows it, 7 Hearts on that day shall palpitate, 8 Cast down will be (their owners') eyes. 9 They say: “Shall we indeed be restored to life, 10 Even after we are crumbled bones? 11 They shall say, 'That then were a losing return!' 12 However, it will only take a single blast 13 When lo! they shall be wakeful. 14 Did the news of Moosa reach you? 15 When his Lord called to him in the holy valley, Towa: 16 Saying: go thou unto Fir'awn; verily he hath waxen exorbitant. 17 And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)", 18 ‘And I may guide you to your Lord, so that you may fear.’” 19 Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign. 20 But [Pharaoh] gave him the lie and rebelliously rejected [all guidance,] 21 Then he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah). 22 and then he gathered [his great ones,] and called [unto his people,] 23 Saying: "I am alone your lord, the highest of them all." 24 but God seized him and meted out to him the chastisement of both the next world and the present: 25 In this there is a lesson for those who have fear of God. 26