Chapter 54, 55 verses
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
Samood rejected the warning.
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
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:
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
(Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
And everything they have done is in the writings.
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
And every small and great thing is recorded.
And everything small and great is written down.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.