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

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

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

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

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

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

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

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

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

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

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

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

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

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

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

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

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

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

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

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

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

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

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

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

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

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

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

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

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

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

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

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

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

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

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

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

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

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

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

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

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

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

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

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

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

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

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

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

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

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

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

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

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

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

23 Thamud denied the warning

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

23 Samood rejected the warning.

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

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

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:

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

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

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

26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

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

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

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

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

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

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

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

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

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

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

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

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

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.

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

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

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

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

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

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

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

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

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

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

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

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

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

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

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

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

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

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

39 So taste My punishment and warning.

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.

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

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

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

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

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

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

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

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

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

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

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

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

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

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

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

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

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

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

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

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

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

47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

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

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

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

49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

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

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

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

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

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

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

52 And everything they did is in written records.

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

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

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

53 And everything small and great is written down.

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

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

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

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

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

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