Interpretation of the Meaning of The Noble Quran Translated into the English Language By Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph. D. & Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan

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Surah Al-Qamar
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
	1		The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder ( the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon ).
	2		And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: " This is continuous magic. "
	3		They belied ( the Verses of Allâh, this Qur'ân ), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled [ according to the kind of deeds ( for the doer of good deeds, his deeds will take him to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell ) ].
	4		And indeed there has come to them news ( in this Qur'ân ) wherein there is ( enough warning ) to check ( them from evil ),
	5		Perfect wisdom ( this Qur'ân ), but ( the preaching of ) warners benefit them not,
	6		So ( O Muhammad ) withdraw from them. The Day that the caller will call ( them ) to a terrible thing.
	7		They will come forth, with humbled eyes from ( their ) graves as if they were locusts spread abroad,
	8		Hastening towards the caller, the disbelievers will say: " This is a hard Day. "
	9		The people of Nûh ( Noah ) denied ( their Messenger ) before them, they rejected Our slave, and said: " A madman! " and he was insolently rebuked and threatened.
	10		Then he invoked his Lord ( saying ): " I have been overcome, so help ( me )! "
	11		So We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring forth.
	12		And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs. So the waters ( of the heaven and the earth ) met for a matter predestined.
	13		And We carried him on a ( ship ) made of planks and nails,
	14		Floating under Our Eyes, a reward for him who had been rejected!
	15		And indeed, We have left this as a sign, then is there any that will remember ( or receive admonition )?
	16		Then how ( terrible ) was My Torment and My Warnings?
	17		And We have indeed made the Qur'ân easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember ( or receive admonition )?
	18		'Ad ( people ) belied ( their Prophet, Hûd ), then how ( terrible ) was My Torment and My Warnings?
	19		Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.
	20		Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of date-palms.
	21		Then, how ( terrible ) was My Torment and My Warnings?
	22		And We have indeed made the Qur'ân easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember ( or receive admonition )?
	23		Thamûd ( people also ) belied the warnings.
	24		For they said: " A man! Alone from among us, that we are to follow? Truly, then we should be in error and distress or madness! "
	25		" Is it that the Reminder is sent to him [ Prophet Sâlih ( Saleh ) ] alone from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar! "
	26		Tomorrow they will come to know, who is the liar, the insolent one!
	27		Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them [ O Sâlih ( Saleh ) ], 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 ).
	29		But they called their comrade and he took ( a sword ) and killed ( her ).
	30		Then, how ( terrible ) was My Torment and My Warnings?
	31		Verily, We sent against them a single Saîhah ( torment - awful cry, etc. ), and they became like the dry stubble of a fold-builder.
	32		And indeed, We have made the Qur'ân easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember ( or receive admonition )?
	33		The people of Lout ( Lot ) belied the warnings.
	34		Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones ( which destroyed them all ), except the family of Lout ( Lot ), whom We saved in last hour of the night,
	35		As a Favour from Us, thus do We reward him who gives thanks ( by obeying Us ).
	36		And he [ Lout ( Lot ) ] indeed had warned them of Our Grasp, but they did doubt the warnings!
	37		And they indeed sought to shame his guest ( by asking to commit sodomy with them ). So We blinded their eyes, " Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings. "
	38		And verily, an abiding torment seized them early in the morning.
	39		" Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings. "
	40		And indeed, We have made the Qur'ân easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember ( or receive admonition )?
	41		And indeed, warnings came to the people of Fir'aun ( Pharaoh ) [ through Mûsa ( Moses ) and Hârûn ( Aaron ) ].
	42		( They ) belied all Our Signs, so We seized them with a Seizure of the All-Mighty, All-Capable to carry out what he Will ( Omnipotent ).
	43		Are your disbelievers ( O Quraish! ) better than these [ nations of Nûh ( Noah ), Lout ( Lot ), Sâlih ( Saleh ), and the people of Fir'aun ( Pharaoh ), etc., who were destroyed )? Or have you an immunity ( against Our Torment ) in the Divine Scriptures?
	44		Or do they say: " We are a great multitude, and we shall be victorious.? "
	45		Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs.
	46		Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time ( for their full recompense ), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.
	47		Verily, the Mujrimûn ( polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc. ) are in error ( in this world ) and will burn ( in the Hell-fire in the Hereafter ).
	48		The Day they will be dragged in the Fire on their faces ( it will be said to them ): " Taste you the touch of Hell! "
	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-Mahfûz ).
	50		And Our Commandment is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
	51		And indeed, We have destroyed your likes, then is there any that will remember ( or receive admonition )?
	52		And each and everything they have done is noted in ( their ) Records ( of deeds ).
	53		And everything, small and big is written ( in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz already beforehand i. e. before it befalls, or is done by its doer ) ( See the Qur'ân V. 57: 22 ).
	54		Verily, The Muttaqûn ( pious ), will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers ( Paradise ).
	55		In a seat of truth ( i. e. Paradise ), near the Omnipotent King ( Allâh, the All-Blessed, the Most High, the Owner of Majesty and Honour ).