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Surah 79 · verse 25

An-Nazi'at 79:25

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فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

fa-akhadhahu Allah nakal al-akhirah wal-ula

So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].

Saheeh International translation

Context in the surah

Verse 22

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

Then he turned his back, striving.

Verse 23

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

And he gathered [his people] and called out

Verse 24

فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ

And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

Verse 25

فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ

So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].

Verse 26

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].

Verse 27

أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا

Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.

Verse 28

رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا

He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.