الـقمـر

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

1 The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

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

2 And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

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

3 And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

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

4 And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

5 Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

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

6 So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,

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

7 Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

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

8 Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult 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 Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

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

10 So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

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

11 Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

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 caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.

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

13 And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

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

14 Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.

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

15 And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?

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

16 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

17 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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

18 'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

19 Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

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

20 Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

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

21 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

22 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

23 Samood rejected the warning.

23 Thamud denied the warning

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 said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

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

25 Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."

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

26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

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

27 Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them 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 shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

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

29 But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].

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

30 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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 Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

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

32 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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

33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

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

34 Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn

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

35 As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.

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

36 And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

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 had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

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

38 And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

39 So taste My punishment and warning.

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

40 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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

41 And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

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

42 They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

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

43 Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?

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

44 Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

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

45 [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

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

46 But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

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

48 The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

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

50 And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.

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

51 And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

52 And everything they did is in written records.

53 And everything small and great is written down.

53 And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

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

54 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,

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

55 In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.