Chapter 54, 55 verses
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر
And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
وكذبوا واتبعوا أهواءهم ۚ وكل أمر مستقر
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
ولقد جاءهم من الأنباء ما فيه مزدجر
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
حكمة بالغة ۖ فما تغن النذر
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
فتول عنهم ۘ يوم يدع الداع إلى شيء نكر
So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
خشعا أبصارهم يخرجون من الأجداث كأنهم جراد منتشر
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
مهطعين إلى الداع ۖ يقول الكافرون هذا يوم عسر
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
۞ 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.
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
فدعا ربه أني مغلوب فانتصر
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
ففتحنا أبواب السماء بماء منهمر
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
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.
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
وحملناه على ذات ألواح ودسر
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
تجري بأعيننا جزاء لمن كان كفر
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
ولقد تركناها آية فهل من مدكر
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
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?
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
كذبت عاد فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
إنا أرسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في يوم نحس مستمر
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
تنزع الناس كأنهم أعجاز نخل منقعر
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
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?
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
كذبت ثمود بالنذر
Thamud denied the warning
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
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.
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
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."
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
سيعلمون غدا من الكذاب الأشر
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
إنا مرسلو الناقة فتنة لهم فارتقبهم واصطبر
Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
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].
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
فنادوا صاحبهم فتعاطى فعقر
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
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.
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
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?
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
كذبت قوم لوط بالنذر
The people of Lot denied the warning.
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
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
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
نعمة من عندنا ۚ كذلك نجزي من شكر
As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
ولقد أنذرهم بطشتنا فتماروا بالنذر
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
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."
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
ولقد صبحهم بكرة عذاب مستقر
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
So taste My punishment and warning.
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
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?
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
ولقد جاء آل فرعون النذر
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
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.
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
أكفاركم خير من أولئكم أم لكم براءة في الزبر
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
أم يقولون نحن جميع منتصر
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
سيهزم الجمع ويولون الدبر
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
بل الساعة موعدهم والساعة أدهى وأمر
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
إن المجرمين في ضلال وسعر
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
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."
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
إنا كل شيء خلقناه بقدر
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
وما أمرنا إلا واحدة كلمح بالبصر
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
ولقد أهلكنا أشياعكم فهل من مدكر
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
وكل شيء فعلوه في الزبر
And everything they did is in written records.
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
إن المتقين في جنات ونهر
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
في مقعد صدق عند مليك مقتدر
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.