Al Qamar

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

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

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

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

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

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

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

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

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

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

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

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

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

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

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

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

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

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

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

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

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

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

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

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

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

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

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

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

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

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

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

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

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

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

23 Samood rejected the warning.

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

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:

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

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

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

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

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

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

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

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

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

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

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

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

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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.

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

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

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

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

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

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

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

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

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

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

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

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

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

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

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

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

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

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

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

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

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

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

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

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

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

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

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

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

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

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

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

53 And everything small and great is written down.

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

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

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

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

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin