54Al-Qamar

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ

The Hour hath drawn nigh, and the moon hath been rent in sunder.. And if they behold a sign, they turn away and say: magic continuous.

وَإِنْ يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ

And if they behold a sign, they turn away and say: "magic continous"

وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُسْتَقِرٌّ

And they belied, and they followed their lusts; and every affair cometh to a final goal.

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

And assuredly there hath come Unto them tidings wherein is a deterrent.

حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ

Wisdom consummate. But warnings avail not.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُكُرٍ

Wherefore withdrew thou from them. The Day whereon the sum- moner Will summon mankind Unto a thing unpleasant.

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُنْتَشِرٌ

With looks downcast they will come forth, from the tombs, as though they were locusts scattered abroad.

مُهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

Hastening toward the summoner. The infidels will say: this is a day diffrcult.

۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

There belied before them the people of Nuh. So they belied Our bondman Nuh and said: `a madman;' and moreover he was reproven.

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ

Thereupon he prayed Unto his Lord: verily am overcome, so vindicate me.

فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ

Then We opened the portals of heaven with water poured out.

وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

And We made the earth break forth with springs; SO that the water met for an affair already decreed.

وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

And We bare him on a thing of planks and nails.

تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ

Moving forward under Our eyes: a requital for him who had been rejected.

وَلَقَدْ تَرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And assuredly We left it for a sign. Is there then anyone who would be admonished?

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

So how dreadful have been My torment and My warning!

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And assuredly We have made the Qur'an easy for admonition; is there then any one who would be admonished?

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And there belied the 'A-ad; so how dreadful have been My torment and warning!

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّ

Verily We! We sent against them a raging Wind On a day of calamity continuous.

تَنْزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُنْقَعِرٍ

Carrying men away as though they were trunks of palm-trees uprooted.

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

So how dreodful have been My torment and My warning.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And assuredly We have made the Qur'an easy for admonition; is therethen any one who would be admonished!

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ

And the Thamud belied the warnings.

فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِنَّا وَاحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

And they said: a mere humanbeing from amongst us, and single! shall we follow him! verily then we should fall in error and madness.

أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ

Hath the Admonition been laid upon him from amongst us! Aye! he is a liar insolent.

سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ

They shall know tomorrow whichsoever is a liar insolent.

إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ

Verify We are sending the she-camel as a test for them, so watch them thou and have patience.

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُحْتَضَرٌ

And declare thou Unto them that water hath been divided between them; every drinking shall be by turns.

فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

Then they called their fellow, and he took the sword and hamstrung her,

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

So how dreadful have been My torment and My warnings.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ

Verily We We sent upon them one shout, and they became as the stubble of a fold-builder.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And assuredly We have made the Qur'an eary for admanirion: is there then any one who would be admonished.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ

The people of Lut belied the warnings.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍ

Verily We! We sent upon them a gravel-storm save the household of Lut; them We delivered at early dawn.

نِعْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَنْ شَكَرَ

As a favour from us. Thus We recompense him who giveth thanks.

وَلَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُمْ بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ

And assuredly he had warned them of Our grasp, but: they doubted the warnings.

وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And assuredly they solicited him for his guests: then We wiped out their eyes: taste then My torment and My warnings.

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُسْتَقِرٌّ

And assuredly there met them early in the morning a torment settled.

فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Taste then My torment and My warnings.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And assuredly We have made the Qur'an easy for admonition; is there then any one who would be admonished.

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ

And assuredly Unto the household of Fir'awn came the warning.

كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

They belied Our signs everyone thereof; whereof We laid hold of them with the grip of our Mighty, Powerful.

أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُمْ بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ

Are your infidels better than these? Or is there an immunity for you in the Writs?

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُنْتَصِرٌ

Or is it that they say: we are a multitude prevailing!

سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ

Anon will their multitude be vanquished, and they will turn the back.

بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

Aye! the Hour is their appointed term, and the Hour shall be far more grievous and far more bitter.

إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Verily the culprits shall be in great error and madness.

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ

On the Day whereon they shall be dragged into the Fire upon their faces, it shall be said Unto them: taste the touch of the Scorching.

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ

Veriiy everything! We have created it by a measure.

وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ

And Our commandment shall be but one, as the twinkling of an eye.

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And assuredly We have destroyed your likes; so is there any one who shall be admonished?

وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ

And everything they have wrought is in the Writs.

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُسْتَطَرٌ

And everything, small and great, hath been written down.

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

Verily the God-fearing will be in Gardens and among rivers.

فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

In a good seat, near a Sovereign Omnipotent.