Surah 79. An-Nazi'at

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Verses [Section]: 1-26[1], 27-46 [2]

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Quran Text of Verse 27-46ءَاَنْتُمْAre youاَشَدُّa more difficultخَلْقًاcreationاَمِorالسَّمَآءُ ؕthe heavenبَنٰىهَاۥHe constructed it رَفَعَHe raisedسَمْكَهَاits ceilingفَسَوّٰىهَاۙand proportioned it وَ اَغْطَشَAnd He darkenedلَیْلَهَاits nightوَ اَخْرَجَand brought outضُحٰىهَا۪its brightness وَ الْاَرْضَAnd the earthبَعْدَafterذٰلِكَthatدَحٰىهَاؕHe spread it اَخْرَجَHe brought forthمِنْهَاfrom itمَآءَهَاits waterوَ مَرْعٰىهَا۪and its pasture وَ الْجِبَالَAnd the mountainsاَرْسٰىهَاۙHe made them firm مَتَاعًا(As) a provisionلَّكُمْfor youوَ لِاَنْعَامِكُمْؕand for your cattle فَاِذَاBut whenجَآءَتِcomesالطَّآمَّةُthe Overwhelming Calamityالْكُبْرٰیؗۖthe great یَوْمَ(The) Dayیَتَذَكَّرُwill rememberالْاِنْسَانُmanمَاwhatسَعٰیۙhe strove (for) وَ بُرِّزَتِAnd will be made manifestالْجَحِیْمُthe Hell-Fireلِمَنْto (him) whoیَّرٰی sees فَاَمَّاThen as forمَنْ(him) whoطَغٰیۙtransgressed وَ اٰثَرَAnd preferredالْحَیٰوةَthe lifeالدُّنْیَاۙ(of) the world فَاِنَّThen indeedالْجَحِیْمَthe Hell-Fireهِیَitالْمَاْوٰیؕ(is) the refuge وَ اَمَّاBut as forمَنْ(him) whoخَافَfearedمَقَامَstandingرَبِّهٖ(before) his Lordوَ نَهَیand restrainedالنَّفْسَhis soulعَنِfromالْهَوٰیۙthe vain desires فَاِنَّThen indeedالْجَنَّةَParadiseهِیَit (is)الْمَاْوٰیؕthe refuge یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَThey ask youعَنِaboutالسَّاعَةِthe Hourاَیَّانَwhenمُرْسٰىهَاؕ(is) its arrival فِیْمَIn whatاَنْتَ(are) youمِنْ[of]ذِكْرٰىهَاؕ(to) mention it اِلٰیToرَبِّكَyour Lordمُنْتَهٰىهَاؕ(is) its finality اِنَّمَاۤOnlyاَنْتَyouمُنْذِرُ(are) a warnerمَنْ(for him) whoیَّخْشٰىهَاؕfears it كَاَنَّهُمْAs though theyیَوْمَ(the) Dayیَرَوْنَهَاthey see itلَمْnotیَلْبَثُوْۤاthey had remainedاِلَّاexceptعَشِیَّةًan eveningاَوْorضُحٰىهَا۠a morning thereof

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Translation of Verse 27-46

27. Which is harder to create: you or the sky? ¹²⁷⁵ He built it,

28. raising it high and forming it flawlessly.

29. He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.

30. As for the earth, He spread it out as well, ¹²⁷⁶

31. bringing forth its water and pastures

32. and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺-

33. all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.

34. But, when the Supreme Disaster ¹²⁷⁷ comes to pass-

35. the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving,

36. and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see-

37. then as for those who transgressed

38. and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world,

39. the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

40. And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires,

41. Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.

42. They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, "When will it be?"

43. But it is not for you to tell its time. ¹²⁷⁸

44. That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺.

45. Your duty is only to warn whoever is in awe of it.

46. On the Day they see it, it will be as if they had stayed ˹in the world˺ no more than one evening or its morning.

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Commentary

1275. This is from a human perspective. Otherwise, both the creation of the universe and the resurrection of humans are easy for Allah.

1276. The Arabic verb daḥa also suggests that the earth is egg-shaped. The noun form diḥya is still used in some Arab dialects to mean an egg. Based on 2:29, 41:9-12, and 79:27-33, Allah ordained both realms, then formed the earth and created its provisions, then formed the heaven into seven heavens-all in six ˹heavenly˺ Days. See footnote for 7:54.

1277. This is the second Blast which will cause the dead to come to life for judgment. See 39:68.

1278. Another possible translation: "What is this question? You ˹O Prophet˺ are one of its signs." It is believed-based on authentic narrations from the Prophet-that he ( ﷺ ) is one of the signs of the Day of Judgment.