الـقمـر

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

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

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

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

2 And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.

3 And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

3 They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision

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

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

4 And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

5 Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

6 So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

6 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.

7 Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

7 With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,

8 Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

8 Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.

9 Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

9 The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

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

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

10 So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.

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

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

12 And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

12 And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.

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

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

13 And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,

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

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

14 That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.

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

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

15 And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?

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

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

16 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

17 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

17 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

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

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

18 (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

19 Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

19 Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

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

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

20 Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.

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

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

21 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

22 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

22 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

23 Samood rejected the warning.

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

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:

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

24 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.

25 Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

25 Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.

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

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

26 (Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.

27 Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

27 Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;

28 And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.

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

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

29 But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).

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

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

30 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

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.

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

31 Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.

32 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

32 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

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

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

33 The folk of Lot rejected warnings.

34 Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

34 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,

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

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

35 As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.

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

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

36 And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.

37 And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

37 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!

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

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

38 And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

39 Now taste My punishment after My warnings!

40 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

40 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?

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

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

41 And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

42 They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

42 Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.

43 Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

43 Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?

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

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

44 Or say they: We are a host victorious ?

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

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

45 The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.

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

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

46 Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

47 Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.

48 On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

48 On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

49 Lo! We have created every thing by measure.

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

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

50 And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.

51 And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

51 And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

52 And every thing they did is in the scriptures,

53 And everything small and great is written down.

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

53 And every small and great thing is recorded.

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

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

54 Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,

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

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

55 Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.