ٱقْتَرَبَتِ Has come near ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour وَٱنشَقَّ and has split ٱلْقَمَرُ the moon ١
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
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54. Surah Al-Qamar
The Moon · Makki · 55 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَإِن And if يَرَوْا۟ they see ءَايَةًۭ a Sign يُعْرِضُوا۟ they turn away وَيَقُولُوا۟ and say سِحْرٌۭ Magic مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ continuing ٢
And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
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وَكَذَّبُوا۟ And they denied وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ and followed أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ their desires وَكُلُّ but (for) every أَمْرٍۢ matter مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ (will be a) settlement ٣
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly جَآءَهُم has come to them مِّنَ of ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ the information مَا wherein فِيهِ wherein مُزْدَجَرٌ (is) deterrence ٤
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.
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حِكْمَةٌۢ Wisdom بَـٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ perfect فَمَا but not تُغْنِ will avail ٱلنُّذُرُ the warnings ٥
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
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فَتَوَلَّ So turn away عَنْهُمْ ۘ from them يَوْمَ (The) Day يَدْعُ will call ٱلدَّاعِ the caller إِلَىٰ to شَىْءٍۢ a thing نُّكُرٍ terrible ٦
So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
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خُشَّعًا (Will be) humbled أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ their eyes يَخْرُجُونَ they will come forth مِنَ from ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ the graves كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they (were) جَرَادٌۭ locusts مُّنتَشِرٌۭ spreading ٧
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
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مُّهْطِعِينَ Racing ahead إِلَى towards ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ the caller يَقُولُ Will say ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers هَـٰذَا This يَوْمٌ (is) a Day عَسِرٌۭ difficult ٨
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
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۞ كَذَّبَتْ Denied قَبْلَهُمْ before them قَوْمُ (the) people نُوحٍۢ (of) Nuh فَكَذَّبُوا۟ and they denied عَبْدَنَا Our slave وَقَالُوا۟ and said مَجْنُونٌۭ A madman وَٱزْدُجِرَ and he was repelled ٩
The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
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فَدَعَا So he called رَبَّهُۥٓ his Lord أَنِّى I am مَغْلُوبٌۭ one overpowered فَٱنتَصِرْ so help ١٠
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
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فَفَتَحْنَآ So We opened أَبْوَٰبَ (the) gates ٱلسَّمَآءِ (of) heaven بِمَآءٍۢ with water مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ pouring down ١١
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
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وَفَجَّرْنَا And We caused to burst ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth عُيُونًۭا (with) springs فَٱلْتَقَى so met ٱلْمَآءُ the water(s) عَلَىٰٓ for أَمْرٍۢ a matter قَدْ already قُدِرَ predestined ١٢
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
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وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ And We carried him عَلَىٰ on ذَاتِ (ark) made of planks أَلْوَٰحٍۢ (ark) made of planks وَدُسُرٍۢ and nails ١٣
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
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تَجْرِى Sailing بِأَعْيُنِنَا before Our eyes جَزَآءًۭ a reward لِّمَن for (he) who كَانَ was كُفِرَ denied ١٤
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
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وَلَقَد And certainly تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ We left it ءَايَةًۭ (as) a Sign فَهَلْ so is (there) مِن any مُّدَّكِرٍۢ who will receive admonition ١٥
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
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فَكَيْفَ So how كَانَ was عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ١٦
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly يَسَّرْنَا We have made easy ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ for remembrance فَهَلْ so is (there) مِن any مُّدَّكِرٍۢ who will receive admonition ١٧
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
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كَذَّبَتْ Denied عَادٌۭ Aad فَكَيْفَ so how كَانَ was عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ١٨
ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
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إِنَّآ Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا [We] sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them رِيحًۭا a wind صَرْصَرًۭا furious فِى on يَوْمِ a day نَحْسٍۢ (of) misfortune مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ continuous ١٩
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
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تَنزِعُ Plucking out ٱلنَّاسَ men كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they (were) أَعْجَازُ trunks نَخْلٍۢ (of) date-palms مُّنقَعِرٍۢ uprooted ٢٠
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
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