Al Qamar

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

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

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

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

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.

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

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

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

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,

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,

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

8 Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall 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.

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

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

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

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

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.

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

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

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

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

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

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

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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?

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

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

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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?

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

23 Samood rejected the warning.

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:

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!

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

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

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.

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.

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

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

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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.

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?

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

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

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,

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

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

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

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

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.

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

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

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

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?

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

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

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.

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?

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

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

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

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

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

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

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

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.

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

50 And Our command is but one, 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?

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

53 And everything small and great is written down.

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

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

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

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