Al Qamar

Shakir

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

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1 The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

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

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2 And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

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

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3 And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

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

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4 And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -

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5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

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5 Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

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

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6 So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,

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

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7 Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

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

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8 Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

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

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9 The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

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

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10 So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

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

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11 Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

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

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12 And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.

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

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13 And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

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

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14 Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.

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

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15 And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?

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

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16 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

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17 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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

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18 'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

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19 Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

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

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20 Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

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

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21 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

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22 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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23 Samood rejected the warning.

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23 Thamud denied the warning

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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:

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24 And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

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

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25 Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."

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

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26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

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

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27 Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.

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

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28 And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

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

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29 But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].

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

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30 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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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.

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31 Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

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

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32 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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

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33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

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

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34 Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn

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

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35 As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.

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

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36 And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

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

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37 And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

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

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38 And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

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39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

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39 So taste My punishment and warning.

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

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40 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

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

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41 And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

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

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42 They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

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

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43 Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?

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

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44 Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

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

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45 [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

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

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46 But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.

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47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

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47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

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

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48 The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

Shakir

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

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49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

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

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50 And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.

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

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51 And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?

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52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

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52 And everything they did is in written records.

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53 And everything small and great is written down.

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53 And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

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

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54 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,

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

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55 In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.