Chapter 54, 55 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّنَ الْأَنبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.
تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
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.
فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
(Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
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,
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَاهُم بِسَحَرٍ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَن شَكَرَ
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
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!
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
And every small and great thing is recorded.
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin