سُورَةُ القَمَرِ
The Moon
54:1
ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ١
The Hour1is close, and the Moon was cleft asunder.2
54:2
وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ ٢
But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, “This is [but] continuous magic.”
54:3
وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرٖ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ ٣
And they disbelieve [the warning] and follow their whims, but every matter has its appointed time.1
54:4
وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ ٤
There have already come to them such tidings as contain a deterrent,
54:5
حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةٞۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٥
a wisdom far-reaching, but [the preaching of] Warners profit [them] not.
54:6
فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ ٦
Therefore, [O Prophet,] turn away from them [and wait for] the Day when the Caller will call [them] to a terrible affair.
54:7
خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ ٧
With their eyes humbled, they will come out of [their] graves, [torpid] like scattered locusts,
54:8
مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ ٨
Hastening [with eyes transfixed] towards the Caller — “Hard is this Day!,” the Rejecters will say.
54:9
كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٞ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ ٩
Before them the People of Nūḥ1disbelieved [their Messenger]: they disbelieved Our servant and said, “Here is one bewitched, [who] has been rebuked!”
54:10
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَغۡلُوبٞ فَٱنتَصِرۡ ١٠
So he called on his Lord, [saying:] “I am one overcome: do You then help [me]!”
54:11
فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٖ مُّنۡهَمِرٖ ١١
So We opened the gates of sky, with water pouring down,
54:12
وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونٗا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٖ قَدۡ قُدِرَ ١٢
and We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met [and rose] to execute an affair destined,
54:13
وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٰحٖ وَدُسُرٖ ١٣
and We bore him [Nūḥ] on [an Ark] made of broad planks and nails:
54:14
تَجۡرِي بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءٗ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ١٤
It sailed under Our eyes [and care:] a recompense to one who had been rejected [with scorn]!1
54:15
وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةٗ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ١٥
And We have left it as a Sign [for all time]: so is there any that will receive admonition?1
54:16
فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ١٦
So how [terrible] was My Punishment and My Warnings?
54:17
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ١٧
And We have indeed made the Qur’ān easy to understand [and remember]: then is there any that will receive admonition?
54:18
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٞ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ١٨
The ‘Ād [people]1[too] disbelieved [Truth]: so how terrible was My Punishment and My Warnings?
54:19
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا فِي يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٖ مُّسۡتَمِرّٖ ١٩
We sent against them a furious cold wind, on a Day of continuous misfortune,
54:20
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٖ مُّنقَعِرٖ ٢٠
which plucked out people as if they were lower parts of palm-trees, uprooted.
54:21
فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٢١
So, how [terrible] was My Punishment and My Warnings!
54:22
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ٢٢
And We have indeed made the Qur’ān easy to understand [and remember]: So is there any that will receive admonition?
54:23
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٢٣
The Thamūd1[too] disbelieved the Warnings.
54:24
فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ ٢٤
For they said: “What! A human! A solitary one from among ourselves! Shall we follow such a one? If we did, then, truly, we suffer from deviation and madness.
54:25
أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ ٢٥
“Is it that the Message is revealed to him, [of all people] amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, insolently exulting!”
54:26
سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ ٢٦
Ah! They will know on the morrow, who is the liar, insolently exulting!
54:27
إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ ٢٧
For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them.1So watch them [O Ṣāliḥ], and endure patiently!
54:28
وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ ٢٨
And inform them that the water is to be divided between them: each one’s right to drink shall be in turns.
54:29
فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩
But they called their companion; and he took [a sword] in hand, and slaughtered [her].
54:30
فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٣٠
So how [terrible] was My Punishment and My Warnings!
54:31
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ ٣١
We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by the worker of an animal’s enclosure.
54:32
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ٣٢
And We have indeed made the Qur’ān easy to understand and remember: So is there any that will receive admonition?
54:33
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٣
The People of Lūṭ1disbelieved the Warnings.
54:34
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٖۖ نَّجَّيۡنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٖ ٣٤
We sent against them a [violent] wind bearing pebbles [which destroyed them], except Lūṭ’s household: them We saved by early dawn,
54:35
نِّعۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَن شَكَرَ ٣٥
as a Grace from Us: Thus do We reward those who are grateful.
54:36
وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٦
And [Lūṭ] did warn them of Our [mighty] Seizure but they disbelieved the Warnings.
54:37
وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٣٧
And they [even] sought to entice away his guests1from him, so We blinded their eyes. [They were told:] “Now taste you My Wrath and My Warnings.”
54:38
وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٞ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ ٣٨
Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:
54:39
فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٣٩
[They were told:] “So taste you My Punishment and My Warnings.”
54:40
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ٤٠
And We have indeed made the Qur’ān easy to understand and remember: So is there any that will receive admonition?
54:41
وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٤١
To the people of the Pharaoh,1too, aforetime, came Warners [from Allāh].
54:42
كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٖ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ ٤٢
They disbelieved all Our Signs [Miracles]; so We seized them with the Seizure of a Mighty, All-Powerful.
54:43
أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أُوْلَٰٓئِكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٞ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ ٤٣
Are your Rejecters [O Quraysh], better than them? Or do you have an immunity [recorded] in the Sacred Books?
54:44
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعٞ مُّنتَصِرٞ ٤٤
Or do they say: “Acting together, we will be triumphant”?
54:45
سَيُهۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ ٤٥
Soon will their multitude be defeated, and they will show their backs.
54:46
بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ ٤٦
Nay, the Hour [of Judgement] is the time promised them [for their full recompense]: and that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.
54:47
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٖ ٤٧
Truly, [that Day] the sinners1will be in deviation and fire of Hell.
54:48
يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ ٤٨
The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces [and will be told:] “Taste you the touch of Hell!”
54:49
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٖ ٤٩
Verily, all things We have created are in [due] proportion and measure.
54:50
وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٞ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ ٥٠
And Our Command is but a single [Word],1like the twinkling of an eye.
54:51
وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ٥١
And [oft] in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition?
54:52
وَكُلُّ شَيۡءٖ فَعَلُوهُ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ ٥٢
All that they do is recorded in [their] Books [of deeds]:
54:53
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٖ وَكَبِيرٖ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ ٥٣
Every matter, small and big, is on record.
54:54
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَنَهَرٖ ٥٤
As to the [God‐]fearing, they will be in the midst of Gardens and rivers,
54:55
فِي مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٖ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ ٥٥
In a true abode next to a Sovereign Omnipotent.