Chapter 54, 55 verses
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
And everything they did is in written records.
And everything small and great is written down.
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
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
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
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.