The Snatchers (Al-Naze'aat)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By those (angels) that pluck out the soul from depths, 1 By the angels who release with gentle release. 2 and by [the clouds] that swim serenely and 3 Then those who are foremost going ahead, 4 by the managers (angels) affair. 5 The Day when the quaking will cause a violent convulsion, 6 to be followed by further [convulsions]! 7 On that day hearts beat painfully 8 Their eyes cast down. 9 They say: "Shall we go back to our original state 10 When we have become bones decayed! 11 They shall say, 'That then were a losing return!' 12 But it shall be only a single cry, 13 And lo! they all shall appear on the surface. 14 Hath there come unto thee the story of Musa! 15 When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa, 16 and directed him: “Go to Pharaoh, he has rebelled, 17 Then say thou: wouldst thou to be purified? 18 [If so,] then I shall guide thee towards [a cognition of] thy Sustainer, so that [henceforth] thou wilt stand in awe [of Him].'" 19 And he showed him the greatest sign, 20 but he cried lies, and rebelled, 21 Then he turned away in a hurry, 22 And assembled (his council) and proclaimed, 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, behold, there is a lesson indeed for all who stand in awe [of God]. 26