Islamic prayer
Surah Naziat
Surah An-Naziat from the Qur'an, in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.
- 46 verses
- About 2 minutes to recite
- From the Qur'an
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- 1
وَٱلنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرْقًا
Wan‑nazi'ati gharqa
By those who drag forth to destruction,
- 2
وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشْطًا
Wan‑nashitati nashta
By the meteors rushing,
- 3
وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبْحًا
Was‑sabihati sabha
By the lone stars floating,
- 4
فَٱلسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبْقًا
Fas‑sabiqati sabqa
By the angels hastening,
- 5
فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا
Fal‑mudabbirati amra
And those who govern the event,
- 6
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ
Yawma tarjufu ar‑rajifah
On the day when the first trump resoundeth.
- 7
تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ
Tatba'uha ar‑radifah
And the second followeth it,
- 8
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Qulubun yawma'idhin wajifah
On that day hearts beat painfully
- 9
أَبْصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٌ
Absaruha khashi'ah
While eyes are downcast
- 10
يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
Yaquluna a'inna lamarduduna fi al‑hafirah
(Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state
- 11
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
A'idha kunna 'izaman nakhirah
Even after we are crumbled bones?
- 12
قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Qalu tilka idhan karratun khasirah
They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.
- 13
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
Fa'innama hiya zajratun wahidah
Surely it will need but one shout,
- 14
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
Fa'idha hum bis‑sahirah
And lo! they will be awakened.
- 15
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Hal ataka hadithu Musa
Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses?
- 16
إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Idh nadahu rabbuhu bil‑wadi al‑muqaddasi tuwa
How his Lord called him in the holy vale of Tuwa,
- 17
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
Idhhab ila fir'awna innahu tagha
(Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh - Lo! he hath rebelled -
- 18
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
And say (unto him): Hast thou (will) to grow (in grace)?
- 19
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
Wa'ahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
Then I will guide thee to thy Lord and thou shalt fear (Him).
- 20
فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Fa'arahu al‑ayata al‑kubra
And he showed him the tremendous token.
- 21
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
Fakadhdhaba wa'asa
But he denied and disobeyed,
- 22
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Thumma adbara yas'a
Then turned he away in haste,
- 23
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Fahashara fanada
Then gathered he and summoned
- 24
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Faqala ana rabbukumu al‑a'la
And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."
- 25
فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
Fa'akhadhahu Allahu nakala al‑akhirati wal‑ula
So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.
- 26
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ
Inna fi dhalika la'ibratan liman yakhsha
Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth.
- 27
ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا
A'antum ashaddu khalqan ami as‑sama'u banaha
Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built?
- 28
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Rafa'a samkaha fasawwaha
He raised the height thereof and ordered it;
- 29
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
Wa'aghtasha laylaha wa'akhraja duhaha
And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.
- 30
وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ
Wa‑al‑arda ba'da dhalika dahaha
And after that He spread the earth,
- 31
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
Akhraja minha ma'aha wa mar'aha
And produced therefrom the water thereof and the pasture thereof,
- 32
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا
Wa‑al‑jibala arsaha
And He made fast the hills,
- 33
مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Mata'an lakum wali'an'amikum
A provision for you and for your cattle.
- 34
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Fa'idha ja'ati at‑tammatu al‑kubra
But when the great disaster cometh,
- 35
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
Yawma yatadhakkaru al‑insanu ma sa'a
The day when man will call to mind his (whole) endeavour,
- 36
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
Waburrizati al‑jahimu liman yara
And hell will stand forth visible to him who seeth,
- 37
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Fa'amma man tagha
Then, as for him who rebelled
- 38
وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Wa'athara al‑hayata ad‑dunya
And chose the life of the world,
- 39
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Fa'inna al‑jahima hiya al‑ma'wa
Lo! hell will be his home.
- 40
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
Wa'amma man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha an‑nafsa 'ani al‑hawa
But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,
- 41
فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
Fa'inna al‑jannata hiya al‑ma'wa
Lo! the Garden will be his home.
- 42
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا
Yas'alunaka 'ani as‑sa'ati ayyana mursaha
They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port?
- 43
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ
Fima anta min dhikraha
Why (ask they)? What hast thou to tell thereof?
- 44
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ
Ila rabbika muntahaha
Unto thy Lord belongeth (knowledge of) the term thereof.
- 45
إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا
Innama anta mundhiru man yakhshaha
Thou art but a warner unto him who feareth it.
- 46
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
Ka'annahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathu illa 'ashiyyatan aw duhaha
On the day when they behold it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn thereof.
Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here
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Hvornår den fremsiges
Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah An-Naziat during daily Qur'an reading or as part of prayer. It can be read at any time, with no particular day or season required. In the tradition, its account of resurrection encourages reflection on accountability before Allah.
Hvor den stammer fra
Surah An-Naziat comes from the Qur'an and is traditionally classified as a Meccan surah, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad before the migration to Medina. Its opening words give it its name, often translated as “Those Who Pull Out.” It includes the account of Moses confronting Pharaoh and reminders of the resurrection.

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Spørgsmål om Surah Naziat
How many verses are in Surah An-Naziat?
Surah An-Naziat has 46 verses.
What is Surah An-Naziat about?
It focuses on resurrection, the coming Judgment and human accountability before Allah. The story of Moses and Pharaoh offers a warning against arrogance and rejection of divine guidance.
How long does it take to recite?
It takes about 2 minutes to recite, though the pace varies with the reciter and style of recitation.
Does Surah An-Naziat have a special recitation time?
There is no generally prescribed time specific to this surah. Many Muslims recite it during regular Qur'an reading or in prayer.
What language is Surah An-Naziat in?
The Qur'anic text is in Arabic. The English-letter rendering helps readers follow the pronunciation, while the meaning helps them understand the passage.


















