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].
— Come To Light
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."
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
حِكْمَةٌۢ Wisdom بَـٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ perfect فَمَا but not تُغْنِ will avail ٱلنُّذُرُ the warnings ٥
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
— Come To Light
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,
— Come To Light
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,
— Come To Light
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."
— Come To Light
۞ 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.
— Come To Light
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."
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
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,
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
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?
— Come To Light
فَكَيْفَ So how كَانَ was عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ١٦
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
— Come To Light
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?
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
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,
— Come To Light
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.
— Come To Light
فَكَيْفَ So how كَانَ was عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ٢١
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
— Come To Light
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 ٢٢
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
— Come To Light
كَذَّبَتْ Denied ثَمُودُ Thamud بِٱلنُّذُرِ the warnings ٢٣
Thamūd denied the warning.
— Come To Light
فَقَالُوٓا۟ And said أَبَشَرًۭا Is (it) a human being مِّنَّا among us وَٰحِدًۭا one نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ (that) we should follow him إِنَّآ Indeed, we إِذًۭا then لَّفِى (will be) surely in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error وَسُعُرٍ and madness ٢٤
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
— Come To Light
أَءُلْقِىَ Has been sent ٱلذِّكْرُ the Reminder عَلَيْهِ to him مِنۢ from بَيْنِنَا among us بَلْ Nay هُوَ he كَذَّابٌ (is) a liar أَشِرٌۭ insolent ٢٥
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
— Come To Light
سَيَعْلَمُونَ They will know غَدًۭا tomorrow مَّنِ who ٱلْكَذَّابُ (is) the liar ٱلْأَشِرُ the insolent one ٢٦
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
— Come To Light
إِنَّا Indeed, We مُرْسِلُوا۟ (are) sending ٱلنَّاقَةِ the she-camel فِتْنَةًۭ (as) a trial لَّهُمْ for them فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ so watch them وَٱصْطَبِرْ and be patient ٢٧
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
— Come To Light
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ And inform them أَنَّ that ٱلْمَآءَ the water قِسْمَةٌۢ (is) to be shared بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ between them كُلُّ each شِرْبٍۢ drink مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ attended ٢٨
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
— Come To Light
فَنَادَوْا۟ But they called صَاحِبَهُمْ their companion فَتَعَاطَىٰ and he took فَعَقَرَ and hamstrung ٢٩
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
— Come To Light
فَكَيْفَ So how كَانَ was عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ٣٠
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
— Come To Light
إِنَّآ Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا [We] sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them صَيْحَةًۭ thunderous blast وَٰحِدَةًۭ single فَكَانُوا۟ and they became كَهَشِيمِ like dry twig fragments ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ (used by) a fence builder ٣١
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.
— Come To Light
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 ٣٢
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
— Come To Light
كَذَّبَتْ Denied قَوْمُ (the) people لُوطٍۭ (of) Lut بِٱلنُّذُرِ the warnings ٣٣
The people of Lot denied the warning.
— Come To Light
إِنَّآ Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا [We] sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them حَاصِبًا a storm of stones إِلَّآ except ءَالَ (the) family لُوطٍۢ ۖ (of) Lut نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم We saved them بِسَحَرٍۢ by dawn ٣٤
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.
— Come To Light
نِّعْمَةًۭ (As) a favor مِّنْ from عِندِنَا ۚ Us كَذَٰلِكَ Thus نَجْزِى We reward مَن (one) who شَكَرَ (is) grateful ٣٥
As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَنذَرَهُم he warned them بَطْشَتَنَا (of) Our seizure فَتَمَارَوْا۟ but they disputed بِٱلنُّذُرِ the warnings ٣٦
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly رَٰوَدُوهُ they demanded from him عَن they demanded from him ضَيْفِهِۦ his guests فَطَمَسْنَآ so We blinded أَعْيُنَهُمْ their eyes فَذُوقُوا۟ So taste عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ٣٧
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly صَبَّحَهُم seized them in the morning بُكْرَةً early عَذَابٌۭ a punishment مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ abiding ٣٨
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
— Come To Light
فَذُوقُوا۟ So taste عَذَابِى My punishment وَنُذُرِ and My warnings ٣٩
So taste My punishment and warning.
— Come To Light
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 ٤٠
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly جَآءَ came ءَالَ (to the) people فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun ٱلنُّذُرُ warnings ٤١
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
— Come To Light
كَذَّبُوا۟ They denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs كُلِّهَا all of them فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ so We seized them أَخْذَ (with) a seizure عَزِيزٍۢ (of) All-Mighty مُّقْتَدِرٍ (the) Powerful One ٤٢
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
— Come To Light
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ Are your disbelievers خَيْرٌۭ better مِّنْ than أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ those أَمْ or لَكُم for you بَرَآءَةٌۭ (is) an exemption فِى in ٱلزُّبُرِ the Scriptures ٤٣
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?
— Come To Light
أَمْ Or يَقُولُونَ (do) they say نَحْنُ We جَمِيعٌۭ (are) an assembly مُّنتَصِرٌۭ helping (each other) ٤٤
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
— Come To Light
سَيُهْزَمُ Soon will be defeated ٱلْجَمْعُ (their) assembly وَيُوَلُّونَ and they will turn ٱلدُّبُرَ (their) backs ٤٥
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
— Come To Light
بَلِ Nay ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour مَوْعِدُهُمْ (is) their promised time وَٱلسَّاعَةُ and the Hour أَدْهَىٰ (will be) more grievous وَأَمَرُّ and more bitter ٤٦
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ the criminals فِى (are) in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error وَسُعُرٍۢ and madness ٤٧
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness..
— Come To Light
يَوْمَ (The) Day يُسْحَبُونَ they will be dragged فِى into ٱلنَّارِ the Fire عَلَىٰ on وُجُوهِهِمْ their faces ذُوقُوا۟ Taste مَسَّ (the) touch سَقَرَ (of) Hell ٤٨
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
— Come To Light
إِنَّا Indeed, [We] كُلَّ every شَىْءٍ thing خَلَقْنَـٰهُ We created it بِقَدَرٍۢ by a measure ٤٩
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
— Come To Light
وَمَآ And not أَمْرُنَآ (is) Our Command إِلَّا but وَٰحِدَةٌۭ one كَلَمْحٍۭ like the twinkling بِٱلْبَصَرِ (of) the eye ٥٠
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَهْلَكْنَآ We destroyed أَشْيَاعَكُمْ your kinds فَهَلْ so is (there) مِن any مُّدَّكِرٍۢ who will receive admonition ٥١
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
— Come To Light
وَكُلُّ And every شَىْءٍۢ thing فَعَلُوهُ they did فِى (is) in ٱلزُّبُرِ the written records ٥٢
And everything they did is in written records.
— Come To Light
وَكُلُّ And every صَغِيرٍۢ small وَكَبِيرٍۢ and big مُّسْتَطَرٌ (is) written down ٥٣
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous فِى (will be) in جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens وَنَهَرٍۢ and river ٥٤
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
— Come To Light
فِى In مَقْعَدِ a seat صِدْقٍ (of) honor عِندَ near مَلِيكٍۢ a King مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ Most Powerful ٥٥
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.
— Come To Light