Chapter 54, 55 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر
And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
وكذبوا واتبعوا أهواءهم ۚ وكل أمر مستقر
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
ولقد جاءهم من الأنباء ما فيه مزدجر
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
حكمة بالغة ۖ فما تغن النذر
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
فتول عنهم ۘ يوم يدع الداع إلى شيء نكر
So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
خشعا أبصارهم يخرجون من الأجداث كأنهم جراد منتشر
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
مهطعين إلى الداع ۖ يقول الكافرون هذا يوم عسر
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
۞ كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح فكذبوا عبدنا وقالوا مجنون وازدجر
The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
فدعا ربه أني مغلوب فانتصر
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
ففتحنا أبواب السماء بماء منهمر
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
وفجرنا الأرض عيونا فالتقى الماء على أمر قد قدر
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
وحملناه على ذات ألواح ودسر
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
تجري بأعيننا جزاء لمن كان كفر
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد تركناها آية فهل من مدكر
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
كذبت عاد فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
إنا أرسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في يوم نحس مستمر
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.
تنزع الناس كأنهم أعجاز نخل منقعر
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
كذبت ثمود بالنذر
Thamud denied the warning
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.
فقالوا أبشرا منا واحدا نتبعه إنا إذا لفي ضلال وسعر
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
أألقي الذكر عليه من بيننا بل هو كذاب أشر
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
(Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
سيعلمون غدا من الكذاب الأشر
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
إنا مرسلو الناقة فتنة لهم فارتقبهم واصطبر
Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
ونبئهم أن الماء قسمة بينهم ۖ كل شرب محتضر
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
فنادوا صاحبهم فتعاطى فعقر
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.
إنا أرسلنا عليهم صيحة واحدة فكانوا كهشيم المحتظر
Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
كذبت قوم لوط بالنذر
The people of Lot denied the warning.
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,
إنا أرسلنا عليهم حاصبا إلا آل لوط ۖ نجيناهم بسحر
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
نعمة من عندنا ۚ كذلك نجزي من شكر
As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
ولقد أنذرهم بطشتنا فتماروا بالنذر
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
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 راودوه عن ضيفه فطمسنا أعينهم فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
ولقد صبحهم بكرة عذاب مستقر
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
So taste My punishment and warning.
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
ولقد جاء آل فرعون النذر
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
كذبوا بآياتنا كلها فأخذناهم أخذ عزيز مقتدر
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
أكفاركم خير من أولئكم أم لكم براءة في الزبر
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
أم يقولون نحن جميع منتصر
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
سيهزم الجمع ويولون الدبر
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
بل الساعة موعدهم والساعة أدهى وأمر
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
إن المجرمين في ضلال وسعر
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
يوم يسحبون في النار على وجوههم ذوقوا مس سقر
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
إنا كل شيء خلقناه بقدر
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
وما أمرنا إلا واحدة كلمح بالبصر
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
ولقد أهلكنا أشياعكم فهل من مدكر
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
وكل شيء فعلوه في الزبر
And everything they did is in written records.
And every small and great thing is recorded.
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
إن المتقين في جنات ونهر
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
في مقعد صدق عند مليك مقتدر
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.