Al-Qamar

ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ ١

The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺

وَإِن يَرَوْاْ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ٢

Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”

وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ‌ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ٣

They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ٤

even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent

حِكْمَةُۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ‌ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٥

˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ‌ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ٦

So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ ٧

With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ‌ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ ٨

rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”

۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ ٩

Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ ١٠

So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”

فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٲبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ ١١

So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain

وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ ١٢

and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set

وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٲحٍ وَدُسُرٍ ١٣

We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails

تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ١٤

sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied

وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ١٥

We certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ١٦

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ١٧

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ١٨

’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ ١٩

Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ ٢٠

that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٢١

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٢٢

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٢٣

Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٲحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ ٢٤

arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane

أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ ٢٥

Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”

سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ ٢٦

˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is

إِنَّا مُرْسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ ٢٧

We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةُۢ بَيْنَهُمْ‌ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ ٢٨

And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”

فَنَادَوْاْ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩

But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٠

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٲحِدَةً فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ ٣١

Indeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٣٢

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٣

The people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ‌ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ ٣٤

We unleashed upon them a storm of stones. As for ˹the believers of˺ Lot’s family, We delivered them before dawn

نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا‌ۚ كَذَٲلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ ٣٥

as a blessing from Us. This is how We reward whoever gives thanks

وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٦

He had already warned them of Our ˹crushing˺ blow but they disputed the warnings

وَلَقَدْ رَٲوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٧

And they even demanded his angel-guests from him, so We blinded their eyes. ˹And they were told,˺ “Taste then My punishment and warnings!”

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ٣٨

And indeed, by the early morning they were overwhelmed by an unrelenting torment

فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٩

˹Again they were told,˺ “Taste now My punishment and warnings!”

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٤٠

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٤١

And indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔـايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ٤٢

˹But˺ they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the ˹crushing˺ grip of the Almighty, Most Powerful

أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ ٤٣

Now, are you ˹Meccan˺ disbelievers superior to those ˹destroyed peoples˺? Or have you ˹been granted˺ immunity ˹from punishment˺ in divine Books

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ ٤٤

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

سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ ٤٥

˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ ٤٦

Better yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter

إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ ٤٧

Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ ٤٨

On the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, ˹they will be told,˺ “Taste the touch of Hell!”

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ ٤٩

Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained

وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٲحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحِۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ ٥٠

Our command is but a single word, done in the blink of an eye

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٥١

We have already destroyed the likes of you. So will any ˹of you˺ be mindful

وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ ٥٢

Everything they have done is ˹listed˺ in ˹their˺ records

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ ٥٣

Every matter, small and large, is written ˹precisely˺

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ ٥٤

Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers

فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرِۭ ٥٥

at the Seat of Honour in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign