Quran 79:4

Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 46 in Surah An-Nazi'at (النازعات), chapter 79 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا

EnglishSaheeh International: And those who race each other in a race
TamilJan Trust Foundation: முந்தி முந்திச் செல்பவர்(களான மலக்கு)கள் மீதும் சத்தியமாக-
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තරඟකාරී ලෙස තරඟ වදින්නන් මත ද (දිවුරමින්)
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: پھر دوڑ کر آگے بڑھنے والوں کی قسم!
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 先を争って前進するものにおいて，
ChineseMa Jian: 先驱的，

Tafsir of 79:4

The Tafsir of Surat An-Nazi`at (Chapter - 79) Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Swearing by Five Characteristics that the Day of Judgement will occur Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Abbas, Masruq, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Abu Ad-Duha and As-Suddi all said, وَالنَّزِعَتِ غَرْقاً (By those who pull out, drowning.) "These are the angels who remove the souls from the Children of Adam." Among them are those whose souls are removed by the angels with difficulty, as if he is being drowned during its removal. There are those people whose souls the angels remove with ease, as if they were unraveling him (i.e., his soul from him) due to their briskness. This is the meaning of Allah's statement, وَالنَّشِطَتِ نَشْطاً (By those who free briskly.) This has been mentioned by Ibn `Abbas. In reference to Allah's statement, وَالسَّبِحَتِ سَبْحاً (And by the swimmers, swimming.) Ibn Mas`ud said, "They are the angels." Similar statements have been reported from `Ali, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, and Abu Salih.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)