Chapter 54, 55 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّنَ الْأَنبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ
Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Samood rejected the warning.
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
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:
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
(Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ
Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَاهُم بِسَحَرٍ
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَن شَكَرَ
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ
And everything they have done is in the writings.
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
And everything small and great is written down.
And every small and great thing is recorded.
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.