| Surah 54. Al-Qamar | |||
| 1 | The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain. | ||
| 2 | And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion. | ||
| 3 | They denied ( the Truth ) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision | ||
| 4 | And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter, | ||
| 5 | Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not. | ||
| 6 | So withdraw from them ( O Muhammad ) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing. | ||
| 7 | With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad, | ||
| 8 | Hastening toward the Summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day. | ||
| 9 | The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed. | ||
| 10 | So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help. | ||
| 11 | Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water | ||
| 12 | And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose. | ||
| 13 | And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails, | ||
| 14 | That ran ( upon the waters ) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected. | ||
| 15 | And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth? | ||
| 16 | Then see how ( dreadful ) was My punishment after My warnings! | ||
| 17 | And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to remember; but is there any that remembered? | ||
| 18 | ( The tribe of ) Aad rejected warnings. Then how dreadful ) was My punishment after My warnings. | ||
| 19 | Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity, | ||
| 20 | Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm trees. | ||
| 21 | Then see how ( dreadful ) was My punishment after My warnings! | ||
| 22 | And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth? | ||
| 23 | ( The tribe of ) Thamud rejected warnings | ||
| 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. | ||
| 25 | Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar. | ||
| 26 | ( Unto their warner it was said ): Tomorrow they will know who is the rash liar. | ||
| 27 | Lo! We are sending the she camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience; | ||
| 28 | And inform them that the water is to be shared between ( her and ) them. Every drinking will be witnessed. | ||
| 29 | But they called their comrade and he took and hamstrung ( her ). | ||
| 30 | Then see how ( dreadful ) was My punishment after My warnings! | ||
| 31 | Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs ( rejected by ) the builder of a cattle fold. | ||
| 32 | And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth? | ||
| 33 | The folk of Lo! rejected warnings. | ||
| 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, | ||
| 35 | As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks. | ||
| 36 | And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings. | ||
| 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! | ||
| 38 | And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning. | ||
| 39 | Now taste My punishment after My warnings! | ||
| 40 | And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth? | ||
| 41 | And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh | ||
| 42 | Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful. | ||
| 43 | Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the Scriptures? | ||
| 44 | Or say they: We are a host victorious? | ||
| 45 | The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee. | ||
| 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 ). | ||
| 47 | Lo! the guilty are in error and madness. | ||
| 48 | On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces ( it is said unto them ): Feel the touch of hell. | ||
| 49 | Lo! We have created every thing by measure. | ||
| 50 | And Our commandment is but one ( commandment ), as the twinkling of an eye. | ||
| 51 | And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth? | ||
| 52 | And every thing they did is in the Scriptures, | ||
| 53 | And every small and great thing is recorded. | ||
| 54 | Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers, | ||
| 55 | Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King. | ||