Al Qamar

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

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

Saheeh International

1 The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

Saheeh International

2 And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

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

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

Saheeh International

3 And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

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

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

Saheeh International

4 And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

Saheeh International

5 Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

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

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

Saheeh International

6 So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

Saheeh International

7 Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

Saheeh International

8 Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

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

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

Saheeh International

9 The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

Saheeh International

10 So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

Saheeh International

11 Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

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

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

Saheeh International

12 And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

Saheeh International

13 And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

Saheeh International

14 Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

Saheeh International

15 And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Saheeh International

16 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Saheeh International

17 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Saheeh International

18 'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

Saheeh International

19 Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

Saheeh International

20 Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Saheeh International

21 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Saheeh International

22 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 Thamud (people also) belied the warnings.

Transliteration

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

Saheeh International

23 Thamud denied the warning

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

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

Saheeh International

24 And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

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

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

Saheeh International

25 Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

Saheeh International

26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

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

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

Saheeh International

27 Indeed, We are sending the she - camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.

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

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

Saheeh International

28 And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

Saheeh International

29 But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Saheeh International

30 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

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

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

Saheeh International

31 Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

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

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Saheeh International

32 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

Saheeh International

33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

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

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

Saheeh International

34 Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

Saheeh International

35 As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

Saheeh International

36 And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the 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

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Saheeh International

37 And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

Saheeh International

38 And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Saheeh International

39 So taste My punishment and warning.

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

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Saheeh International

40 And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

Saheeh International

41 And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

Saheeh International

42 They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

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

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

Saheeh International

43 Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

Saheeh International

44 Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

Saheeh International

45 [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].

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

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

Saheeh International

46 But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.

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

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

Saheeh International

47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

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

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

Saheeh International

48 The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

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

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

Saheeh International

49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

Saheeh International

50 And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

Saheeh International

51 And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

Saheeh International

52 And everything they did is in written records.

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

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

Saheeh International

53 And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

Saheeh International

54 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,

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).

Transliteration

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

Saheeh International

55 In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.