الـقمـر

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).

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

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

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

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).

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

4 And indeed there has come to them news (in this Qur'an) wherein there is (enough warning) to check (them from evil),

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

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

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

6 So (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withdraw from them. The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)?

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

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

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

19 Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

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

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

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

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

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

22 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

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

23 Thamud (people also) belied the warnings.

23 Thamud denied the warning

24 And they said: "A man, alone among us - shall we follow him? Truly then we should be in error and distress (or madness)!"

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

25 "Is it that the Reminder is sent to him [Prophet Salih عليه السلام] alone from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar!"

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

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

26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

27 Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them [O Salih عليه السلام], and be patient!

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

31 Verily, We sent against them a single Saihah (torment - awful cry), and they became like the stubble of a fold-builder.

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

32 And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

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

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

33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

39 So taste My punishment and warning.

40 And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

46 Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.

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

47 Verily the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals) are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the Hell-fire in the Hereafter).

47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

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!"

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

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).

49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

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

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

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

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

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

52 And everything they did is in written records.

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).

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

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

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

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).

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