Al Qamar

Yusuf Ali

1 The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

2 But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

3 They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

4 There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them),

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

5 Mature wisdom; - but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.

Pickthall

5 Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

6 Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

7 They will come forth, - their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

8 Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller! - "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

9 Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

10 Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!"

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

12 And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

13 But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm - fibre:

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

14 She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)!

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

15 And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

16 But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

17 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

18 The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

19 For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

20 Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm - trees torn up (from the ground).

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

21 Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

22 But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

23 The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.

Pickthall

23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

Saheeh International

23 Thamud denied the warning

Yusuf Ali

24 For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!

Pickthall

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.

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.

Yusuf Ali

25 "Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

26 Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one!

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

Yusuf Ali

27 For We will send the she - camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

28 And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

29 But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

30 Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

31 For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.

Pickthall

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

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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

33 The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.

Pickthall

33 The folk of Lot rejected warnings.

Saheeh International

33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

Yusuf Ali

34 We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn, -

Pickthall

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,

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

35 As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

36 And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

37 And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."

Pickthall

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!

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

38 Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

39 "So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."

Pickthall

39 Now taste My punishment after My warnings!

Saheeh International

39 So taste My punishment and warning.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

41 To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah).

Pickthall

41 And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

42 The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will.

Pickthall

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

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.

Yusuf Ali

43 Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred Books?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

44 Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"?

Pickthall

44 Or say they: We are a host victorious ?

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

46 Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.

Pickthall

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).

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

47 Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad.

Pickthall

47 Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.

Saheeh International

47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.

Yusuf Ali

48 The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!"

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

49 Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.

Pickthall

49 Lo! We have created every thing by measure.

Saheeh International

49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

Yusuf Ali

50 And Our Command is but a single (Act), - like the twinkling of an eye.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

51 And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition?

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

52 All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds):

Pickthall

52 And every thing they did is in the scriptures,

Saheeh International

52 And everything they did is in written records.

Yusuf Ali

53 Every matter, small and great, is on record.

Pickthall

53 And every small and great thing is recorded.

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

54 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

55 In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent.

Pickthall

55 Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.

Saheeh International

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