بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
Chapter 54, 55 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
وكذبوا واتبعوا أهواءهم ۚ وكل أمر مستقر
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
ولقد جاءهم من الأنباء ما فيه مزدجر
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
حكمة بالغة ۖ فما تغن النذر
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
فتول عنهم ۘ يوم يدع الداع إلى شيء نكر
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
خشعا أبصارهم يخرجون من الأجداث كأنهم جراد منتشر
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
مهطعين إلى الداع ۖ يقول الكافرون هذا يوم عسر
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
۞ كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح فكذبوا عبدنا وقالوا مجنون وازدجر
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
فدعا ربه أني مغلوب فانتصر
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
ففتحنا أبواب السماء بماء منهمر
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
وفجرنا الأرض عيونا فالتقى الماء على أمر قد قدر
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
وحملناه على ذات ألواح ودسر
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
تجري بأعيننا جزاء لمن كان كفر
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
ولقد تركناها آية فهل من مدكر
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
كذبت عاد فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
إنا أرسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في يوم نحس مستمر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
تنزع الناس كأنهم أعجاز نخل منقعر
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
كذبت ثمود بالنذر
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
فقالوا أبشرا منا واحدا نتبعه إنا إذا لفي ضلال وسعر
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
أألقي الذكر عليه من بيننا بل هو كذاب أشر
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
سيعلمون غدا من الكذاب الأشر
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
(Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
إنا مرسلو الناقة فتنة لهم فارتقبهم واصطبر
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
ونبئهم أن الماء قسمة بينهم ۖ كل شرب محتضر
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
فنادوا صاحبهم فتعاطى فعقر
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
إنا أرسلنا عليهم صيحة واحدة فكانوا كهشيم المحتظر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
كذبت قوم لوط بالنذر
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
إنا أرسلنا عليهم حاصبا إلا آل لوط ۖ نجيناهم بسحر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
نعمة من عندنا ۚ كذلك نجزي من شكر
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
ولقد أنذرهم بطشتنا فتماروا بالنذر
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
ولقد راودوه عن ضيفه فطمسنا أعينهم فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
ولقد صبحهم بكرة عذاب مستقر
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد جاء آل فرعون النذر
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
كذبوا بآياتنا كلها فأخذناهم أخذ عزيز مقتدر
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
أكفاركم خير من أولئكم أم لكم براءة في الزبر
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
أم يقولون نحن جميع منتصر
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
سيهزم الجمع ويولون الدبر
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
بل الساعة موعدهم والساعة أدهى وأمر
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
إن المجرمين في ضلال وسعر
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
يوم يسحبون في النار على وجوههم ذوقوا مس سقر
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
إنا كل شيء خلقناه بقدر
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
وما أمرنا إلا واحدة كلمح بالبصر
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
ولقد أهلكنا أشياعكم فهل من مدكر
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
وكل شيء فعلوه في الزبر
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
And every small and great thing is recorded.
إن المتقين في جنات ونهر
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
في مقعد صدق عند مليك مقتدر
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.