The Snatchers (Al-Naze'aat)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
CONSIDER those [stars] that rise only to set, 1 and those that blow gently, 2 And who glide with ease. 3 And those who race each other in a race 4 And then they manage the affair, 5 A Day shall come whereon the quaking will quake, 6 and the second blast follows it, 7 Many a heart will flutter on that day! 8 [and] their eyes downcast... 9 They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state? 10 Even if we should be decayed bones? 11 They say: “That will then be a return with a great loss!” 12 Indeed, it will be but one shout, 13 So they will immediately be in an open plain. 14 Has there reached you the story of Moses? - 15 When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa, 16 'Go to Pharaoh; he has waxed insolent. 17 Then say thou: wouldst thou to be purified? 18 Then I will guide you to your Lord that you may come to fear Him.'" 19 Moses showed him the great miracle 20 But (the Pharaoh) disavowed and disobeyed. 21 Then he turned away in a hurry, 22 then, he gathered, proclaimed, 23 Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High". 24 So Allah seized him with the punishment of the Everlasting Life, and of this world. 25 In this there is a lesson for those who have fear of God. 26