Chapter 54, 55 verses
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
وكذبوا واتبعوا أهواءهم ۚ وكل أمر مستقر
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -
ولقد جاءهم من الأنباء ما فيه مزدجر
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -
Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;
حكمة بالغة ۖ فما تغن النذر
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
فتول عنهم ۘ يوم يدع الداع إلى شيء نكر
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
خشعا أبصارهم يخرجون من الأجداث كأنهم جراد منتشر
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
مهطعين إلى الداع ۖ يقول الكافرون هذا يوم عسر
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
۞ كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح فكذبوا عبدنا وقالوا مجنون وازدجر
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
فدعا ربه أني مغلوب فانتصر
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
ففتحنا أبواب السماء بماء منهمر
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
وفجرنا الأرض عيونا فالتقى الماء على أمر قد قدر
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
وحملناه على ذات ألواح ودسر
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
تجري بأعيننا جزاء لمن كان كفر
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
ولقد تركناها آية فهل من مدكر
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
كذبت عاد فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck
إنا أرسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في يوم نحس مستمر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.
تنزع الناس كأنهم أعجاز نخل منقعر
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Samood rejected the warning.
كذبت ثمود بالنذر
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
Thamud denied the warning
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:
فقالوا أبشرا منا واحدا نتبعه إنا إذا لفي ضلال وسعر
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
أألقي الذكر عليه من بيننا بل هو كذاب أشر
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
سيعلمون غدا من الكذاب الأشر
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
إنا مرسلو الناقة فتنة لهم فارتقبهم واصطبر
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
ونبئهم أن الماء قسمة بينهم ۖ كل شرب محتضر
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
فنادوا صاحبهم فتعاطى فعقر
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
إنا أرسلنا عليهم صيحة واحدة فكانوا كهشيم المحتظر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.
كذبت قوم لوط بالنذر
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
The people of Lot denied the warning.
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
إنا أرسلنا عليهم حاصبا إلا آل لوط ۖ نجيناهم بسحر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
نعمة من عندنا ۚ كذلك نجزي من شكر
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
ولقد أنذرهم بطشتنا فتماروا بالنذر
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
ولقد راودوه عن ضيفه فطمسنا أعينهم فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
ولقد صبحهم بكرة عذاب مستقر
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
So taste My punishment and warning.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
ولقد جاء آل فرعون النذر
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
كذبوا بآياتنا كلها فأخذناهم أخذ عزيز مقتدر
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
أكفاركم خير من أولئكم أم لكم براءة في الزبر
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
أم يقولون نحن جميع منتصر
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
سيهزم الجمع ويولون الدبر
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
بل الساعة موعدهم والساعة أدهى وأمر
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
إن المجرمين في ضلال وسعر
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
يوم يسحبون في النار على وجوههم ذوقوا مس سقر
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
إنا كل شيء خلقناه بقدر
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
وما أمرنا إلا واحدة كلمح بالبصر
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
ولقد أهلكنا أشياعكم فهل من مدكر
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
And everything they have done is in the writings.
وكل شيء فعلوه في الزبر
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
And everything they did is in written records.
And everything small and great is written down.
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
إن المتقين في جنات ونهر
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.
في مقعد صدق عند مليك مقتدر
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.