Chapter 54, 55 verses
Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر
Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun
And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر
Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
وكذبوا واتبعوا أهواءهم ۚ وكل أمر مستقر
Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -
ولقد جاءهم من الأنباء ما فيه مزدجر
Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
حكمة بالغة ۖ فما تغن النذر
Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin
So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
فتول عنهم ۘ يوم يدع الداع إلى شيء نكر
KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
خشعا أبصارهم يخرجون من الأجداث كأنهم جراد منتشر
MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
مهطعين إلى الداع ۖ يقول الكافرون هذا يوم عسر
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira
The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
۞ كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح فكذبوا عبدنا وقالوا مجنون وازدجر
FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
فدعا ربه أني مغلوب فانتصر
Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
ففتحنا أبواب السماء بماء منهمر
Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
وفجرنا الأرض عيونا فالتقى الماء على أمر قد قدر
Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
وحملناه على ذات ألواح ودسر
Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
تجري بأعيننا جزاء لمن كان كفر
Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد تركناها آية فهل من مدكر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
كذبت عاد فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
إنا أرسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في يوم نحس مستمر
TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
تنزع الناس كأنهم أعجاز نخل منقعر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri
Thamud denied the warning
كذبت ثمود بالنذر
Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
فقالوا أبشرا منا واحدا نتبعه إنا إذا لفي ضلال وسعر
Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
أألقي الذكر عليه من بيننا بل هو كذاب أشر
SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
سيعلمون غدا من الكذاب الأشر
Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir
Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
إنا مرسلو الناقة فتنة لهم فارتقبهم واصطبر
Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
ونبئهم أن الماء قسمة بينهم ۖ كل شرب محتضر
Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
فنادوا صاحبهم فتعاطى فعقر
Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri
Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
إنا أرسلنا عليهم صيحة واحدة فكانوا كهشيم المحتظر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri
The people of Lot denied the warning.
كذبت قوم لوط بالنذر
Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn
إنا أرسلنا عليهم حاصبا إلا آل لوط ۖ نجيناهم بسحر
NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara
As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
نعمة من عندنا ۚ كذلك نجزي من شكر
Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
ولقد أنذرهم بطشتنا فتماروا بالنذر
Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
ولقد راودوه عن ضيفه فطمسنا أعينهم فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
ولقد صبحهم بكرة عذاب مستقر
Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri
So taste My punishment and warning.
فذوقوا عذابي ونذر
Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر
Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
ولقد جاء آل فرعون النذر
Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
كذبوا بآياتنا كلها فأخذناهم أخذ عزيز مقتدر
Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?
أكفاركم خير من أولئكم أم لكم براءة في الزبر
Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
أم يقولون نحن جميع منتصر
Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
سيهزم الجمع ويولون الدبر
Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
بل الساعة موعدهم والساعة أدهى وأمر
Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.
إن المجرمين في ضلال وسعر
Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
يوم يسحبون في النار على وجوههم ذوقوا مس سقر
Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
إنا كل شيء خلقناه بقدر
Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
وما أمرنا إلا واحدة كلمح بالبصر
Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
ولقد أهلكنا أشياعكم فهل من مدكر
Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi
And everything they did is in written records.
وكل شيء فعلوه في الزبر
Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
وكل صغير وكبير مستطر
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
إن المتقين في جنات ونهر
Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.
في مقعد صدق عند مليك مقتدر