Al Qamar

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

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

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

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

2 And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

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

3 They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

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

4 And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

5 Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

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

6 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

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

7 With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

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

8 Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

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

9 The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

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

10 So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

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

11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

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 And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

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

13 And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

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

14 That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

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

15 And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

16 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

17 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

18 (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

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

19 Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

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

20 Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

21 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

22 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

23 Samood rejected the warning.

23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

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 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.

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

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

25 Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

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

26 (Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

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

27 Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

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

28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

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

29 But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

30 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

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 Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

32 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

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

33 The folk of Lot rejected warnings.

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

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

34 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,

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

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

35 As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

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

36 And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

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

37 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!

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

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

38 And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

39 Now taste My punishment after My warnings!

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

40 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

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

41 And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

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

42 Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

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

43 Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

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

44 Or say they: We are a host victorious ?

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

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

45 The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

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

46 Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

47 Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

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

48 On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

49 Lo! We have created every thing by measure.

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

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

50 And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

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

51 And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

52 And every thing they did is in the scriptures,

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

53 And everything small and great is written down.

53 And every small and great thing is recorded.

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

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

54 Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

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

55 Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.