إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

из̃ нəəдəəhу рōббуhу би-ль-вəəдиль-муќōддəси тувəн

when his Lord called out to him in the holy valley of Tuwa?

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

из̃həб илəə фир'əунə иннəhу тōґōō

[And said,] ‘Go to Pharaoh, for indeed he has rebelled,

فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

фəќуль həль-лəкə илəə əŋŋ-тəзəккəə

and say, ‘‘Would you purify yourself?

وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

вə`əhдийəкə илəə рōббикə фəтəхшəə

I will guide you to your Lord, that you may fear [Him]?’’ ’

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْءَايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

фə`əрōōhуль-əəйəтəль-кубрōō

Then he showed him the greatest sign.

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

фəкəз̃з̃əбə вə'əсōō

But he denied, and disobeyed.

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

c̃уммə əдбəрō йəс'əə

Then he turned back, walking swiftly,

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

фəhəшəрō фəнəəдəə

and gathered [the people] and proclaimed,

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

фəќōōлə əнəə рōббукумуль-ə'лəə

saying, ‘I am your exalted lord!’

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

фə`əхōз̃əhул-лаhу нəкəəлəль-əəхырōти вəəль`уулəə

So Allah seized him with the punishment of this life and the Hereafter.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

иннə фии з̃əəликə лə'ибрōтəл-лимəй-йəхшəə

There is indeed a moral in that for someone who fears!

ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ  ۚ بَنَىٰهَا

ə`əŋŋтум əшəдду хōльќōн əмис-сəмəə, бəнəəhəə

Is your creation more prodigious or that of the heaven He has built?

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

рōфə'ə сəмкəhəə фəсəувəəhəə

He raised its vault and fashioned it,

وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

вə`əґтōшə лэйлəhəə вə`əхрōджə дуhəəhəə

and darkened its night, and brought forth its forenoon.

وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

вəəль`əрдō бə'дə з̃əəликə дəhəəhəə

Thereafter He spread out the earth,

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا

əхрōджə минhəə мəə`əhəə вəмəр'əəhəə

brought forth from it its water and pastures,

وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا

вəəльджибəəлə əрсəəhəə

setting firm the mountains,

مَتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

мəтəə'əль-лəкум вəли`əн'əəмикум

as a [place of] sustenance for you and your livestock.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

фə`из̃əə джəə`əтит-тōōммəтуль-кубрōō

When the Greatest Catastrophe befalls

يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

йəумə йəтəз̃əккəруль-иŋŋсəəну мəə сə'əə

—the day when man will remember his endeavours

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

вəбурризəтиль-джəhииму лимəй-йəрōō

and hell is brought into view for those who can see—

فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

фə`əммəə мəŋŋ-тōґōō

as for him who has been rebellious

وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

вə`əəc̃əрōль-həйəəтəд-дунйəə

and preferred the life of this world,

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

фə`иннəль-джəhиимə hийəль-мə`вəə

his refuge will indeed be hell.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

вə`əммəə мəн хōōфə мəќōōмə рōббиhи вəнəhəəн-нəфсə 'əниль-həвəə

But as for him who is awed to stand before his Lord and restrains his soul from [following] desires,

فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

фə`иннəль-джəннəтə hийəль-мə`вəə

his refuge will indeed be paradise.

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا

йəс`əлююнəкə 'əнис-сəə'əти əййəəнə мурсəəhəə

They ask you concerning the Hour, “When will it set in,

فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ

фиимə əŋŋтə миŋŋ-з̃икрōōhəə

considering your frequent mention of it?”

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

илəə рōббикə муŋŋтəhəəhəə

Its outcome is with your Lord.

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

иннəмəə əŋŋтə муŋŋз̃иру мəй-йəхшəəhəə

You are only a warner for those who are afraid it.

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓاْ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

кə`əннəhум йəумə йəрōунəhəə лəм йəльбəc̃уу ильлəə 'əшиййəтəн əу дуhəəhəə

The day they see it, it shall be as if they had not stayed [in the world] except for an evening or forenoon.