Sura 79 The Snatchers (Al-Nazi'aat)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

[79:1] By those who snatch forcibly,

[79:2] and those who draw out gently,

[79:3] and those who glide effortlessly,

[79:4] and those who outrun easily,

[79:5] and those who manage the affairs:

[79:6] on the Day the quake quakes,

[79:7] and is followed by the second blow;

[79:8] hearts on that Day will tremble,

[79:9] and their eyesight will be subdued.

[79:10] They will say, "Are we to be returned to our former state

[79:11] when we have become decayed bones?"

[79:12] They said, "That would then be a losing return!"

[79:13] It is but a single nudge,

[79:14] whereupon they will be upon the earth's surface.

[79:15] Has the story of Moses reached you,

[79:16] when his Lord called out to him at the holy valley Tuwa?

[79:17] "Go to Pharaoh, for he has transgressed

[79:18] and say, 'Are you willing to purify yourself