القَمَر

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two]. (1)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic." (2)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement. (3)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence - (4)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them]. (5)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding, (6)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading, (7)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day." (8)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled. (9)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help." (10)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down (11)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined. (12)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails, (13)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied. (14)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember? (15)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning. (16)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (17)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning. (18)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune, (19)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted. (20)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning. (21)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (22)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Thamud denied the warning (23)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness. (24)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar." (25)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar. (26)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient. (27)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn]. (28)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her]. (29)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning. (30)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen. (31)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (32)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The people of Lot denied the warning. (33)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn (34)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful. (35)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning. (36)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning." (37)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment. (38)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

So taste My punishment and warning. (39)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (40)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning. (41)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability. (42)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture? (43)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"? (44)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat]. (45)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter. (46)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness. (47)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar." (48)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, all things We created with predestination. (49)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye. (50)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember? (51)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And everything they did is in written records. (52)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed. (53)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers, (54)

‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability. (55)