بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّٰزِعَٰتِ غَرْقًا[1]

WaalnnaziAAati gharqa n

Par ceux qui arrachent violemment!

By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;

وَالنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشْطًا[2]

Waalnnashitati nashta n

Et par ceux qui recueillent avec douceur!

By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);

وَالسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبْحًا[3]

Waalssabihati sabha n

Et par ceux qui voguent librement,

And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

فَالسَّٰبِقَٰتِ سَبْقًا[4]

Faalssabiqati sabqa n

puis s'élancent à toute vitesse,

Then press forward as in a race,

فَالْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا[5]

Faalmudabbirati amra n

et règlent les affaires!

Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ[6]

Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

Le jour où [la terre] tremblera [au premier son du clairon]

One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,

تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ[7]

TatbaAAuha alrradifatu

immédiatement suivi du deuxième.

Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):

قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ[8]

Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun

Ce jour-là, il y aura des cœurs qui seront agités d'effroi,

Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

أَبْصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٌ[9]

Absaruha khashiAAatun

et leurs regards se baisseront.

Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.

يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى الْحَافِرَةِ[10]

Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

Ils disent: «Quoi! Serons-nous ramenés à notre vie première,

They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?

أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا نَّخِرَةً[11]

Aitha kunna AAith aman nakhiratan

quand nous serons ossements pourris?»

"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ[12]

Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

Ils disent: «ce sera alors un retour ruineux!»

They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ[13]

Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun

Il n'y aura qu'une sommation,

But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,

فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ[14]

Faitha hum bialssahirati

et voilà qu'ils seront sur la terre (ressuscités).

When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ[15]

Hal ataka hadeethu moosa

Le récit de Moïse t'est-il parvenu?

Has the story of Moses reached thee?

إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى[16]

Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwa n

Quand son Seigneur l'appela, dans Towâ, la vallée sanctifiée:

Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ[17]

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

«Va vers Pharaon. Vraiment, il s'est rebellé!»

"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ[18]

Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

Puis dis-lui: «Voudrais-tu te purifier?

"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ[19]

Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

et que je te guide vers ton Seigneur afin que tu Le craignes?»

"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"

فَأَرَىٰهُ الْءَايَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ[20]

Faarahu alayata alkubra

Il lui fit voir le très grand miracle.

Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ[21]

Fakaththaba waAAasa

Mais il le qualifia de mensonge et désobéit;

But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ[22]

Thumma adbara yasAAa

Ensuite, il tourna le dos, s'en alla précipitamment,

Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ[23]

Fahashara fanada

rassembla [les gens] et leur fit une proclamation,

Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ[24]

Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla

et dit: «C'est moi votre Seigneur, le très haut».

Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْءَاخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰٓ[25]

Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola

Alors Allah le saisit de la punition exemplaire de l'au-delà et de celle d'ici-bas.

But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ[26]

Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

Il y a certes là un sujet de réflexion pour celui qui craint.

Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).

ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا[27]

Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

Etes-vous plus durs à créer? ou le ciel, qu'Il a pourtant construit?

What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا[28]

RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

Il a élevé bien haut sa voûte, puis l'a parfaitement ordonné;

On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا[29]

Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

Il a assombri sa nuit et fait luire son jour.

Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).

وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ[30]

Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha

Et quant à la terre, après cela, Il l'a étendue:

And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا[31]

Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

Il a fait sortir d'elle son eau et son pâturage,

He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;

وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا[32]

Waaljibala arsaha

et quant aux montagnes, Il les a ancrées,

And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;-

مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ[33]

MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

pour votre jouissance, vous et vos bestiaux.

For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ الطَّآمَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ[34]

Faitha jaati al ttammatu alkubra

Puis quand viendra le grand cataclysme,

Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),-

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ[35]

Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa

le jour où l'homme se rappellera à quoi il s'est efforcé,

The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ[36]

Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

l'Enfer sera pleinement visible à celui qui regardera...

And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ[37]

Faamma man tagha

Quant à celui qui aura dépassé les limites

Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,

وَءَاثَرَ الْحَيَوٰةَ الدُّنْيَا[38]

Waathara alhayata alddunya

et aura préféré la vie présente,

And had preferred the life of this world,

فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِىَ الْمَأْوَىٰ[39]

Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa

alors, l'Enfer sera son refuge...

The Abode will be Hell-Fire;

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ[40]

Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

Et pour celui qui aura redouté de comparaître devant son Seigneur, et préservé son âme de la passion,

And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,

فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِىَ الْمَأْوَىٰ[41]

Fainna aljannata hiya almawa

le Paradis sera alors son refuge.

Their abode will be the Garden.

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا[42]

Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

Ils t'interrogent au sujet de l'Heure: «Quand va-t-elle jeter l'ancre?»

They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time?

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ[43]

Feema anta min thikraha

Quelle [science] en as-tu pour le leur dire?

Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ[44]

Ila rabbika muntahaha

Son terme n'est connu que de ton Seigneur.

With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا[45]

Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

Tu n'es que l'avertisseur de celui qui la redoute.

Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا[46]

Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

Le jour où ils la verront, il leur semblera n'avoir demeuré qu'un soir ou un matin.

The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!