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