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