Al Qamar

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

2 And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

3 They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision

Shakir

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

Pickthall

4 And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

5 Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

Shakir

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

Pickthall

6 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

7 With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

8 Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

9 The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

10 So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

Shakir

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

Pickthall

12 And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

13 And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

14 That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

15 And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

16 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

Shakir

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

Pickthall

17 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

18 (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

19 Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

21 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

Shakir

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

Pickthall

22 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

Shakir

23 Samood rejected the warning.

Pickthall

24 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.

Shakir

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:

Pickthall

25 Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

26 (Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

27 Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;

Shakir

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

Pickthall

28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

29 But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).

Shakir

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

Pickthall

30 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

Shakir

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

Pickthall

31 Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.

Shakir

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.

Pickthall

32 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

33 The folk of Lot rejected warnings.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

34 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,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

35 As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

36 And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

37 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!

Shakir

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

Pickthall

38 And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

39 Now taste My punishment after My warnings!

Shakir

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

Pickthall

40 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

41 And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

Shakir

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

Pickthall

42 Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

43 Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

44 Or say they: We are a host victorious ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

45 The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

46 Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).

Shakir

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

Pickthall

47 Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.

Shakir

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

Pickthall

48 On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

49 Lo! We have created every thing by measure.

Shakir

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

Pickthall

50 And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

51 And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

52 And every thing they did is in the scriptures,

Shakir

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

Pickthall

53 And every small and great thing is recorded.

Shakir

53 And everything small and great is written down.

Pickthall

54 Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

55 Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.

Shakir

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