القمر

Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

The Hour has drawn near and the moon has split asunder[1].

Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

Whenever they see a sign[2], they turn away and say, “Same old magic!”

Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

They deny [the truth] and follow their desires, but every matter will reach its inevitable end.

Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

There have already come to them stories [of destroyed nations] that are sufficient to deter them,

Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

which contain extensive wisdom, but the warnings are of no avail.

Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

So turn away from them [O Prophet]. On the Day when the caller[3] will summon them to a horrific event[4],

KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

with eyes downcast, they will come out of the graves like scattered locusts,

MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

rushing headlong towards the caller. The disbelievers will say, “This is a hard Day!”

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

The people of Noah rejected [the truth] before them; they rejected Our slave and said, “He is a madman,” and he was intimidated.

FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

So he called upon his Lord, “I am overpowered, so help me!”

Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring down in torrents,

Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

and We caused the earth to burst forth with springs, then the waters met for a preordained purpose.

Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

We carried him on an [Ark made] of planks and nails,

Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

sailing under Our [Watchful] Eyes; as a reward for the one [they] denied.

Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

We have certainly left it[5] as a sign; is there anyone to take heed?

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Then how were My punishment and My warnings[6]?

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; is there anyone to take heed?

Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

‘Ād disbelieved. Then how were My punishment and My warnings?

Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

We sent against them a furious wind[7] on a day of continuous misfortune,

TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

sweeping people away[8], as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees.

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Then how were My punishment and My warnings?

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; is there anyone to take heed?

Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

Thamūd rejected the warnings,

Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

They said, “Shall we follow a single human being[9] from among us? Then we would surely be in error and insanity!

Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

Has the revelation been sent down upon him out of all of us? Rather, he is an insolent liar.”

SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

Tomorrow they will know who the insolent liar is.

Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

We are sending the she-camel as a test for them, so watch them [O Sālih] and be patient,

Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

and tell them that the water is to be shared between them[10]; each should take its drink in turn.

Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

But they called their companion[11], and he undertook the task[12] and hamstrung her.

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Then how [terrible] My punishment and My warnings were!

Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

We sent against them a single blast, leaving them like trampled hedge-building twigs[13].

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; is there anyone to take heed?

Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

The people of Lot rejected the warnings.

Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

We sent against them a storm of pebbles, except the family of Lot whom We saved before dawn,

NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

as a blessing from Us. Thus do We reward those who give thanks.

Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

He had already warned them of Our punishing assault, but they doubted the warnings.

Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

They even demanded that he let them have their way with his angel-guests[14], so We blinded their eyes, [saying], “Taste My punishment and My warnings!”

Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

By the early morning a lasting torment overtook them.

Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Taste My punishment and My warnings!

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; is there anyone to take heed?

Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

Indeed, warnings came to the people of Pharaoh.

Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

But they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the grip of the All-Mighty, Most Powerful.

Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

Are your disbelievers [O Makkans] superior to those[15] or have you been granted immunity in divine Scriptures?

Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

Or do they say, “We are a united front, bound to prevail.”?

Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

Soon their united front will be defeated, and they will flee[16].

Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

But the Hour is their appointed time, and the Hour is more catastrophic and more bitter.

Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

Indeed, the wicked are in error and blazes[17].

Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

On the Day when they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, [they will be told], “Taste the agony of Hell[18]!”

Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

We have surely created everything in a determined measure[19].

Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

Our command is but a single word[20], which is fulfilled in the blink of an eye.

Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

We have destroyed many like you [O Makkans][21]; is there anyone to take heed?

Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

Everything they did is in the written records,

Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

and everything, small or big, is written down.

Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and rivers[22],

Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

seated in honor in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign.