الـقمـر

1 The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon).

2 And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.

2 And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: "This is continuous magic."

3 And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.

3 They belied (the Verses of Allah - this Qur'an), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled (according to the kind of deeds: good deeds will take their doers to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell).

4 And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -

4 And indeed there has come to them news (in this Qur'an) wherein there is (enough warning) to check (them from evil),

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

5 Perfect wisdom (this Qur'an), but (the preaching of) warners benefit them not.

6 So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,

6 So (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withdraw from them. The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.

7 Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,

7 They will come forth, with humbled eyes from (their) graves as if they were locusts spread abroad,

8 Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.

8 Hastening towards the caller. The disbelievers will say: "This is a hard Day."

9 Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

9 The people of Nuh (Noah) denied (their Messenger) before them. They rejected Our slave, and said: "A madman!" and he was insolently rebuked and threatened.

10 Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.

10 Then he invoked his Lord (saying): "I have been overcome, so help (me)!"

11 So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring

11 So We opened the gates of the heaven with water pouring forth.

12 And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.

12 And We caused springs to gush forth from the earth. So the waters (of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined.

13 And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails

13 And We carried him on a (ship) made of planks and nails,

14 Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.

14 Floating under Our Eyes: a reward for him who had been rejected!

15 And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who

15 And indeed, We have left this as a sign. Then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

16 How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

16 Then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

17 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

17 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any one who will remember (or receive admonition)?

18 Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!

18 'Ad (people) belied (their Prophet, Hud); then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

19 Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck

19 Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

20 Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.

20 Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of date-palms.

21 How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

21 Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

22 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

22 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

23 Samood rejected the warning.

23 Thamud (people also) belied the warnings.

24 So they said: What! a single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case be in sure error and distress:

24 And they said: "A man, alone among us - shall we follow him? Truly then we should be in error and distress (or madness)!"

25 Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!

25 "Is it that the Reminder is sent to him [Prophet Salih عليه السلام] alone from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar!"

26 Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.

26 Tomorrow they will come to know who is the liar, the insolent one!

27 Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.

27 Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them [O Salih عليه السلام], and be patient!

28 And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.

28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them, each one's right to drink being established (by turns).

29 But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).

29 But they called their comrade and he took (a sword) and killed (her).

30 How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

30 Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

31 Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.

31 Verily, We sent against them a single Saihah (torment - awful cry), and they became like the stubble of a fold-builder.

32 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

32 And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

33 The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.

33 The people of Lut (Lot) belied the warnings.

34 Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,

34 Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones (which destroyed them all), except the family of Lut (Lot), them We saved in the last hour of the night,

35 A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.

35 As a Favour from Us. Thus do We reward him who gives thanks (by obeying Us).

36 And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.

36 And he [Lut (Lot)] indeed had warned them of Our Seizure (punishment), but they did doubt the warnings!

37 And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.

37 And they indeed sought to shame his guest (by asking to commit sodomy with them). So We blinded their eyes, (saying) "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings."

38 And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.

38 And verily, an abiding torment seized them early in the morning.

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

39 "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings."

40 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

40 And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

41 And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.

41 And indeed, warnings came to the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) [through Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)].

42 They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.

42 (They) belied all Our Signs, so We seized them with a Seizure of the All-Mighty, All-Capable (Omnipotent).

43 Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?

43 Are your disbelievers (O Quraish!) better than these [nations of Nuh (Noah), Lut (Lot), Salih, and the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who were destroyed)? Or have you an immunity (against Our Torment) in the Divine Scriptures?

44 Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?

44 Or say they: "We are a great multitude, victorious?"

45 Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.

45 Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs.

46 Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.

46 Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

47 Verily the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals) are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the Hell-fire in the Hereafter).

48 On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.

48 The Day they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire (it will be said to them): "Taste you the touch of Hell!"

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

49 Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation as written in the Book of Decrees Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz).

50 And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.

50 And Our Commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye.

51 And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?

51 And indeed, We have destroyed your likes; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

52 And everything they have done is noted in (their) Records (of deeds).

53 And everything small and great is written down.

53 And everything, small and big, is written down (in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz already beforehand i.e. before it befalls, or is done by its doer: الإيمان بالقدر) (See the Qur'an V.57:22 and its footnote).

54 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,

54 Verily, The Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2), will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers (Paradise).

55 In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.

55 In a seat of truth (i.e. Paradise), near the Omnipotent King (Allah, the One, the All-Blessed, the Most High, the Owner of Majesty and Honour).