Surah “Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out”

as rendered by Arthur John Arberry — 46 verses

By those that pluck out vehementl
and those that draw out violently
by those that swim serenel
and those that outstrip suddenl
by those that direct an affair
Upon the day when the first blast shiver
and the second blast follows it
hearts upon that day shall be athrob
and their eyes shall be humbled
They shall say, 'What, are we being restored as we were before
What, when we are bones old and wasted?
They shall say, 'That then were a losing return!
But it shall be only a single scare
and behold, they are awakened
Hast thou received the story of Moses
When his Lord called to him in the holy valley, Towa
'Go to Pharaoh; he has waxed insolent
And say, "Hast thou the will to purify thyself
and that I should guide thee to thy Lord, then thou shalt fear?"
So he showed him the great sign
but he cried lies, and rebelled
then he turned away hastily
then he mustere
and proclaimed, and he said, 'I am your Lord, the Most High!
So God seized him with the chastisement of the Last World and the First
Surely in that is a lesson for him who fears
What, are you stronger in constitution or the heaven He built
He lifted up its vault, and levelled it
and darkened its night, and brought forth its forenoon
and the earth-after that He spread it out
therefrom brought forth its waters and its pastures
and the mountains He set firm
an enjoyment for you and your flocks
Then, when the Great Catastrophe come
upon the day when man shall remember what he has striven
and Hell is advanced for whoever sees
then as for him who was insolen
and preferred the present life
surely Hell shall be the refuge
But as for him who feared the Station of his Lord and forbade the soul its caprice
surely Paradise shall be the refuge
They will question thee concerning the Hour, when it shall berth
What art thou about, to mention it
Unto thy Lord is the final end of it
Thou art only the warner of him who fears it
It shall be as if; on the day they see it, they have but tarried for an evening, or its forenoon