Al-Qamar

اِقۡتَـرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الۡقَمَرُ‏ ١

Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar

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

وَاِنۡ يَّرَوۡا اٰيَةً يُّعۡرِضُوۡا وَيَقُوۡلُوۡا سِحۡرٌ مُّسۡتَمِرٌّ‏ ٢

Wa iny yaraw aayatany yu'ridoo wa yaqooloo sihrum mustamirr

And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

وَكَذَّبُوۡا وَاتَّبَعُوۡۤا اَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ​ وَكُلُّ اَمۡرٍ مُّسۡتَقِرٌّ‏ ٣

Wa kazzaboo wattaba'ooo ahwaaa'ahum; wa kullu amrim mustaqirr

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

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاَنۡۢبَآءِ مَا فِيۡهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌۙ‏ ٤

Wa laqad jaaa'ahum minal ambaaa'i maa feehi muzdajar

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

حِكۡمَةٌ ۢ بَالِغَةٌ​ فَمَا تُغۡنِ النُّذُرُۙ‏ ٥

Hikmatum baalighatun famaa tughnin nuzur

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

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ​ۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ الدَّاعِ اِلٰى شَىۡءٍ نُّكُرٍۙ‏ ٦

Fatawalla 'anhum; yawma yad'ud daa'i ilaa shai 'in nukur

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

خُشَّعًا اَبۡصَارُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡاَجۡدَاثِ كَاَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٌ مُّنۡتَشِرٌۙ‏ ٧

khushsha'an absaaruhum yakrujoona minal ajdaasi ka annahum jaraadum muntashir

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

مُّهۡطِعِيۡنَ اِلَى الدَّاعِ​ؕ يَقُوۡلُ الۡكٰفِرُوۡنَ هٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٌ‏ ٨

Muhti'eena ilad daa'i yaqoolul kafiroona haazaa yawmun 'asir

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

كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ فَكَذَّبُوۡا عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُوۡا مَجۡنُوۡنٌ وَّازۡدُجِرَ‏ ٩

Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir

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

فَدَعَا رَبَّهٗۤ اَنِّىۡ مَغۡلُوۡبٌ فَانْـتَصِرۡ‏ ١٠

Fada'aa Rabbahooo annee maghloobun fantasir

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

فَفَتَحۡنَاۤ اَبۡوَابَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنۡهَمِرٍ ۖ‏ ١١

Fafatahnaaa abwaabas sa maaa'i bimaa'im munhamir

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

وَّفَجَّرۡنَا الۡاَرۡضَ عُيُوۡنًا فَالۡتَقَى الۡمَآءُ عَلٰٓى اَمۡرٍ قَدۡ قُدِرَ​ۚ‏ ١٢

Wa fajjamal arda 'uyoonan faltaqal maaa'u 'alaaa amrin qad qudir

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

وَحَمَلۡنٰهُ عَلٰى ذَاتِ اَلۡوَاحٍ وَّدُسُرٍۙ‏ ١٣

Wa hamalnaahu 'alaa zaati alwaahinw wa dusur

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

تَجۡرِىۡ بِاَعۡيُنِنَا​ۚ جَزَآءً لِّمَنۡ كَانَ كُفِرَ‏ ١٤

Tajree bi a'yuninaa jazaaa 'al liman kaana kufir

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

وَلَقَدْ تَّرَكۡنٰهَاۤ اٰيَةً فَهَلۡ مِنۡ مُّدَّكِرٍ‏ ١٥

Wa laqat taraknaahaad aayatan fahal mim muddakir

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

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِىۡ وَنُذُرِ‏ ١٦

Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا الۡقُرۡاٰنَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِنۡ مُّدَّكِرٍ‏ ١٧

Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mimmuddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِىۡ وَنُذُرِ‏ ١٨

Kazzabat 'Aadun fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

اِنَّاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيۡحًا صَرۡصَرًا فِىۡ يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٍ مُّسۡتَمِرٍّۙ‏ ١٩

Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr

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

تَنۡزِعُ النَّاسَۙ كَاَنَّهُمۡ اَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ مُّنۡقَعِرٍ‏ ٢٠

Tanzi;un naasa ka anna huma'jaazu nakhlim munqa'ir

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

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِىۡ وَنُذُرِ‏ ٢١

Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا الۡقُرۡاٰنَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِنۡ مُّدَّكِرٍ‏ ٢٢

Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُوۡدُ بِالنُّذُرِ‏ ٢٣

Kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur

Thamūd denied the warning.

فَقَالُـوۡۤا اَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهٗۤ ۙ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّفِىۡ ضَلٰلٍ وَّسُعُرٍ‏ ٢٤

Faqaalooo a-basharam minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

ءَاُلۡقِىَ الذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ اَشِرٌ‏ ٢٥

A-ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi mim baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir

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

سَيَعۡلَمُوۡنَ غَدًا مَّنِ الۡكَذَّابُ الۡاَشِرُ‏ ٢٦

Sa-ya'lamoona ghadam manil kazzaabul ashir

They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

اِنَّا مُرۡسِلُوا النَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةً لَّهُمۡ فَارۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَاصۡطَبِرۡ‏ ٢٧

Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum wastabir

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

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ اَنَّ الۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةٌ ۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡ​ۚ كُلُّ شِرۡبٍ مُّحۡتَضَرٌ‏ ٢٨

Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar

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

فَنَادَوۡا صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطٰى فَعَقَرَ‏ ٢٩

Fanaadaw saahibahum fata'aataa fa'aqar

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

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِىۡ وَنُذُرِ‏ ٣٠

Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

اِنَّاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةً وَّاحِدَةً فَكَانُوۡا كَهَشِيۡمِ الۡمُحۡتَظِرِ‏ ٣١

Innaaa arsalnaa 'alaihim saihatanw waahidatan fakaano kahasheemil muhtazir

Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا الۡقُرۡاٰنَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِنۡ مُّدَّكِرٍ‏ ٣٢

Wa laqad yassarnal quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوۡطٍ ۢ بِالنُّذُرِ‏ ٣٣

Kazzabat qawmu lootim binnuzur

The people of Lot denied the warning.

اِنَّاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا اِلَّاۤ اٰلَ لُوۡطٍ​ؕ نَّجَّيۡنٰهُمۡ بِسَحَرٍۙ‏ ٣٤

Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim haasiban illaaa aala Loot najjainaahum bisahar

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

نِّعۡمَةً مِّنۡ عِنۡدِنَا​ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَجۡزِىۡ مَنۡ شَكَرَ‏ ٣٥

Ni'matam min 'indinaa; kazaalika najzee man shakar

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

وَلَقَدۡ اَنۡذَرَهُمۡ بَطۡشَتَـنَا فَتَمَارَوۡا بِالنُّذُرِ‏ ٣٦

Wa laqad anzarahum batshatanaa fatamaaraw binnuzur

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

وَلَقَدۡ رَاوَدُوۡهُ عَنۡ ضَيۡفِهٖ فَطَمَسۡنَاۤ اَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوۡقُوۡا عَذَابِىۡ وَنُذُرِ‏ ٣٧

Wa laqad raawadoohu 'andaifee fatamasnaaa a'yunahum fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur

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

وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُمۡ بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسۡتَقِرٌّ​ ۚ‏ ٣٨

Wa laqad sabbahahum bukratan 'azaabum mustaqirr

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

فَذُوۡقُوۡا عَذَابِىۡ وَنُذُرِ‏ ٣٩

Fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur

So taste My punishment and warning.

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا الۡقُرۡاٰنَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِنۡ مُّدَّكِرٍ‏ ٤٠

Wa laqad yassarnal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ اٰلَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ النُّذُرُ​ۚ‏ ٤١

Wa laqad jaaa'a Aala Fir'awnan nuzur

And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

كَذَّبُوۡا بِاٰيٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَاَخَذۡنٰهُمۡ اَخۡذَ عَزِيۡزٍ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ‏ ٤٢

Kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa kullihaa fa akhaznaahum akhza 'azeezim muqtadir

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

اَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ اُولٰٓٮِٕكُمۡ اَمۡ لَكُمۡ بَرَآءَةٌ فِى الزُّبُرِ​ۚ‏ ٤٣

Akuffaarukum khairum min ulaaa'ikum am lakum baraaa'atun fiz Zubur

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

اَمۡ يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيۡعٌ مُّنۡتَصِرٌ‏ ٤٤

Am yaqooloona nahnu jamee'um muntasir

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

سَيُهۡزَمُ الۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّوۡنَ الدُّبُرَ‏ ٤٥

Sa yuhzamul jam'u wa yuwalloonad dubur

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

بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَالسَّاعَةُ اَدۡهٰى وَاَمَرُّ‏ ٤٦

Balis Saa'atu maw'iduhum was Saa'atu adhaa wa amarr

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

اِنَّ الۡمُجۡرِمِيۡنَ فِىۡ ضَلٰلٍ وَّسُعُرٍ​ۘ‏ ٤٧

Innal mujrimeena fee dalaalinw wa su'ur

Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness..

يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُوۡنَ فِى النَّارِ عَلٰى وُجُوۡهِهِمۡؕ ذُوۡقُوۡا مَسَّ سَقَرَ‏ ٤٨

Yawma yushaboona fin Naari'alaa wujoohimim zooqoo massa saqar

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

اِنَّا كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ خَلَقۡنٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ‏ ٤٩

Innaa kulla shai'in khalaqnaahu biqadar

Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

وَمَاۤ اَمۡرُنَاۤ اِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمۡحٍۢ بِالۡبَصَرِ‏ ٥٠

Wa maaa amrunaaa illaa waahidatun kalamhim bilbasar

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

وَلَقَدۡ اَهۡلَـكۡنَاۤ اَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِنۡ مُّدَّكِرٍ‏ ٥١

Wa laqad ahlaknaaa ashyaa'akum fahal mim muddakir

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

وَكُلُّ شَىۡءٍ فَعَلُوۡهُ فِى الزُّبُرِ‏ ٥٢

Wa kullu shai'in fa'aloohu fiz Zubur

And everything they did is in written records.

وَ كُلُّ صَغِيۡرٍ وَّكَبِيۡرٍ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ‏ ٥٣

Wa kullu sagheerinw wa kabeerim mustatar

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

اِنَّ الۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ فِىۡ جَنّٰتٍ وَّنَهَرٍۙ‏ ٥٤

Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa nahar

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,

فِىۡ مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِنۡدَ مَلِيۡكٍ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ‏ ٥٥

Fee maq'adi sidqin 'inda Maleekim Muqtadir

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