Al Qamar

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

1 Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

2 Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

3 Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

4 Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

5 Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

Shakir

5 Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

6 Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

7 KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

8 MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

Shakir

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

Transliteration

9 Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

10 FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

11 Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

12 Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

13 Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

14 Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

15 Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

16 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

16 How (great) was then My punishment and My 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?

Transliteration

17 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

18 Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

19 Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

20 TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

21 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

21 How (great) was then My punishment and My 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?

Transliteration

22 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

23 Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

Shakir

23 Samood rejected 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!

Transliteration

24 Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

Shakir

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:

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!"

Transliteration

25 Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

26 SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

Shakir

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

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!

Transliteration

27 Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

Shakir

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

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).

Transliteration

28 Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

29 Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

30 Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

30 How (great) was then My punishment and My 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.

Transliteration

31 Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

Shakir

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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

32 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

33 The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.

Transliteration

33 Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

Shakir

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

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, -

Transliteration

34 Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

35 NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

36 Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

Shakir

36 And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately 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."

Transliteration

37 Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

38 Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:

Transliteration

38 Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

39 Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Shakir

39 So taste My chastisement and My 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?

Transliteration

40 Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

41 Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

Shakir

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

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.

Transliteration

42 Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

43 Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

44 Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

45 Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

Shakir

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

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.

Transliteration

46 Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

47 Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

Shakir

47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

48 Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

49 Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

Shakir

49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

50 Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

51 Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

52 Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

Shakir

52 And everything they have done is in the writings.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

53 Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

Shakir

53 And everything small and great is written down.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

54 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

55 Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

Shakir

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