Quran Ayah an-Nazi`at (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out) 79:2 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and move [in their orbits] with steady motion

Arthur John Arberry

and those that draw out violently

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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

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Arabic

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

Arabic

وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا

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wal-nāshiṭāti nashṭan

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by those who draw out gently

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

And those who draw out gently,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and move [in their orbits] with steady motion

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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

M. M. Pickthall

By the meteors rushing

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently,

Wahiduddin Khan

and those that blow gently

Safi Kaskas

and those who draw out gently

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

by the ones who draw out a drawing out,

T.B.Irving

and others who act more nimbly

Shakir

And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed

Abdul Hye

by those (angels) who gently draw out (the souls of the believers),

Saeed Malik

By the energizers, imparting vigor

The Study Quran

by those that draw out quickly

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

By those who draw out gently.

Talal Itani (2012)

And those who remove gently

M. Farook Malik

and those who gently draw out the souls of the righteous

Dr. Kamal Omar

Act as a witness those who release gently (the soul of a righteous person from his physical body)

Dr. Munir Munshey

And those who (gently) draw out (the souls of the believers)

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And those that take the person gently.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

By those who gently draw out (the soul of the blessed)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And [by] those who remove with ease

Muhammad Sarwar

by the angels who gently release the souls of the believers

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and by those (angels) who untie the knot (of the souls of the believers) smoothly

Shabbir Ahmed

And move steadily in jubilation, releasing (the oppressed from bondage)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And (by) the brisk (angels acting) briskly

Hamid S. Aziz

And by those rushing

Abdel Haleem

raring to go

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

By the angels who release with gentle release

Ahmed Ali

And those who undo the bonds gently

Aisha Bewley

and those who draw out gently,

Ali Ünal

By those (angels) who move gently and eagerly (because of the command they have received)

Ali Quli Qara'i

by those who draw [it] out gently

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

By those who gently draw it out

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and by those who let out gently

Musharraf Hussain

the angels who take away human souls nimbly,

Maududi

and gently take it away

Mohammad Shafi

And by those [winds?] that briskly pass by

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And those who release knots gently.

Rashad Khalifa

And those who gently take (the souls of the believers) joyfully

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

by the drawers (the angels of death), gently drawing (the souls of the believers)

Faridul Haque

And who softly release the soul. (Of the believer

Bijan Moeinian

As well as those angles who gently and joyfully take the soul of believers away

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those going forth cheerfully

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And/by the active/pullers , actively/pulling

Sher Ali

And by those who tie their knots firmly

Edip Yuksel

Those that release vigorously.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And by the (angels) who unweave sinews (of the believers’ organisms) gently and peacefully, Or By the waves of energy that disintegrate gently and peacefully the chemical bonds within matter

Amatul Rahman Omar

And those who exert themselves vigorously

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and those who gently release them

Arthur John Arberry

and those that draw out violently

Edward Henry Palmer

And by those who gaily release

George Sale

and by those who draw forth the souls of others with gentleness

John Medows Rodwell

And by those who with joyous release release them

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Wa) those who revive (En'Naashitoati) by resuscitating (Nash'toa),

Fode Drame

By the souls that depart in ease.

Munir Mezyed

And those taking away (the soul of the Pious) gently:

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Consider (the angels) who gently lift [the souls of the blessed].

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Who tie it down,

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and others who act more nimbly [with believers’ souls]

Samy Mahdy

And by those who draw out (Angels), an easy draw (believers’ souls).

Ali Quli Qarai

by those who draw [it] out gently,

Sayyid Qutb

and those that move forward rapidly;

Ahmed Hulusi

And the (force) that takes with ease (Sun),

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

By those who free briskly.

A. S. Mohamed

and those who draw out gently,

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

"by those who draw out gently,"

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

By those (angels) who gently draw out (the souls of the Blessed)

Mir Aneesuddin

and those who untie, releasing,

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

and by the angels who tenderly disembody the souls of those who are with Allah in accord

The Wise Quran Project

By those who draw out, drawing out.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

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

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And those that take the person gently.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And those that take the person gently

OLD Literal Word for Word

And those who draw out gently

OLD Transliteration

Waalnnashitati nashtan

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