Chapter 54, 55 verses
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّنَ الْأَنبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;
حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.
تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
Samood rejected the warning.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
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:
فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَاهُم بِسَحَرٍ
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَن شَكَرَ
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
And everything they have done is in the writings.
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
And everything small and great is written down.
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.
فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ