Al Qamar

Transliteration

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon).

Transliteration

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: "This is continuous magic."

Transliteration

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 They belied (the Verses of Allah - this Qur'an), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled (according to the kind of deeds: good deeds will take their doers to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell).

Transliteration

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And indeed there has come to them news (in this Qur'an) wherein there is (enough warning) to check (them from evil),

Transliteration

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

Shakir

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 Perfect wisdom (this Qur'an), but (the preaching of) warners benefit them not.

Transliteration

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 So (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withdraw from them. The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.

Transliteration

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 They will come forth, with humbled eyes from (their) graves as if they were locusts spread abroad,

Transliteration

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Hastening towards the caller. The disbelievers will say: "This is a hard Day."

Transliteration

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 The people of Nuh (Noah) denied (their Messenger) before them. They rejected Our slave, and said: "A madman!" and he was insolently rebuked and threatened.

Transliteration

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 Then he invoked his Lord (saying): "I have been overcome, so help (me)!"

Transliteration

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 So We opened the gates of the heaven with water pouring forth.

Transliteration

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 And We caused springs to gush forth from the earth. So the waters (of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined.

Transliteration

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 And We carried him on a (ship) made of planks and nails,

Transliteration

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 Floating under Our Eyes: a reward for him who had been rejected!

Transliteration

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 And indeed, We have left this as a sign. Then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

Transliteration

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

Transliteration

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any one who will remember (or receive admonition)?

Transliteration

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 'Ad (people) belied (their Prophet, Hud); then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

Transliteration

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

Transliteration

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of date-palms.

Transliteration

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

Transliteration

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

Transliteration

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

Shakir

23 Samood rejected the warning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 Thamud (people also) belied the warnings.

Transliteration

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

Shakir

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:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 And they said: "A man, alone among us - shall we follow him? Truly then we should be in error and distress (or madness)!"

Transliteration

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 "Is it that the Reminder is sent to him [Prophet Salih عليه السلام] alone from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar!"

Transliteration

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Tomorrow they will come to know who is the liar, the insolent one!

Transliteration

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them [O Salih عليه السلام], and be patient!

Transliteration

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them, each one's right to drink being established (by turns).

Transliteration

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 But they called their comrade and he took (a sword) and killed (her).

Transliteration

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

30 Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

Transliteration

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

Shakir

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 Verily, We sent against them a single Saihah (torment - awful cry), and they became like the stubble of a fold-builder.

Transliteration

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

32 And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

Transliteration

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

33 The people of Lut (Lot) belied the warnings.

Transliteration

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

34 Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones (which destroyed them all), except the family of Lut (Lot), them We saved in the last hour of the night,

Transliteration

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 As a Favour from Us. Thus do We reward him who gives thanks (by obeying Us).

Transliteration

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

36 And he [Lut (Lot)] indeed had warned them of Our Seizure (punishment), but they did doubt the warnings!

Transliteration

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

37 And they indeed sought to shame his guest (by asking to commit sodomy with them). So We blinded their eyes, (saying) "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings."

Transliteration

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 And verily, an abiding torment seized them early in the morning.

Transliteration

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 "Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings."

Transliteration

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

40 And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

Transliteration

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

41 And indeed, warnings came to the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) [through Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)].

Transliteration

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

42 (They) belied all Our Signs, so We seized them with a Seizure of the All-Mighty, All-Capable (Omnipotent).

Transliteration

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

43 Are your disbelievers (O Quraish!) better than these [nations of Nuh (Noah), Lut (Lot), Salih, and the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who were destroyed)? Or have you an immunity (against Our Torment) in the Divine Scriptures?

Transliteration

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

44 Or say they: "We are a great multitude, victorious?"

Transliteration

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

45 Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs.

Transliteration

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

46 Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.

Transliteration

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

Shakir

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

47 Verily the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals) are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the Hell-fire in the Hereafter).

Transliteration

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

48 The Day they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire (it will be said to them): "Taste you the touch of Hell!"

Transliteration

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

Shakir

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

49 Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation as written in the Book of Decrees Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz).

Transliteration

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

51 And indeed, We have destroyed your likes; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

Transliteration

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

Shakir

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

52 And everything they have done is noted in (their) Records (of deeds).

Transliteration

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

Shakir

53 And everything small and great is written down.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

53 And everything, small and big, is written down (in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz already beforehand i.e. before it befalls, or is done by its doer: الإيمان بالقدر) (See the Qur'an V.57:22 and its footnote).

Transliteration

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

54 Verily, The Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2), will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers (Paradise).

Transliteration

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

55 In a seat of truth (i.e. Paradise), near the Omnipotent King (Allah, the One, the All-Blessed, the Most High, the Owner of Majesty and Honour).