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Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
Shakir
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
Al Qamar
Chapter 54, 55 verses
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Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
Shakir
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
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Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
Shakir
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
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Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
Shakir
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -
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Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
Shakir
Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;
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Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
Shakir
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
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KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
Shakir
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
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MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
Shakir
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
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Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
Shakir
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
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FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
Shakir
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
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Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
Shakir
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
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Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
Shakir
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
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Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
Shakir
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
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Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
Shakir
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
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Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
Shakir
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
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Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Shakir
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
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Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
Shakir
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
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Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Shakir
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
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Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Shakir
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck
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TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Shakir
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.
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Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Shakir
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
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Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
Shakir
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
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Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
Shakir
Samood rejected the warning.
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Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
Shakir
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:
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Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
Shakir
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
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SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
Shakir
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
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Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
Shakir
Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
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Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
Shakir
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
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Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
Shakir
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
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Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
Shakir
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
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Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
Shakir
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
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Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
Shakir
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
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Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
Shakir
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.
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Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
Shakir
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
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NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
Shakir
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
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Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
Shakir
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
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Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
Shakir
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
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Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
Shakir
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
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Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
Shakir
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
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Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
Shakir
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
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Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
Shakir
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
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Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
Shakir
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
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Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Shakir
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
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Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
Shakir
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
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Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
Shakir
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
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Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
Shakir
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
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Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
Shakir
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
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Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
Shakir
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
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Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
Shakir
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
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Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
Shakir
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
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Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
Shakir
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
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Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
Shakir
And everything they have done is in the writings.
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Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
Shakir
And everything small and great is written down.
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Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Shakir
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
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Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
Shakir
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.