AL-QAMAR (THE MOON)
Total Verses: 55
Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
054.001 Y: The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.
P: The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
S: The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
054.002 Y: But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."
P: And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
S: And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
054.003 Y: They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.
P: They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision.
S: And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
054.004 Y: There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them),
P: And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
S: And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention—
054.005 Y: Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.
P: Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
S: Consummate wisdom— but warnings do not avail;
054.006 Y: Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,
P: So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
S: So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
054.007 Y: They will come forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,
P: With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
S: Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
054.008 Y: Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.
P: Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
S: Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
054.009 Y: Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.
P: The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
S: Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
054.010 Y: Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!"
P: So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
S: Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
054.011 Y: So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth.
P: Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
S: So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
054.012 Y: And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.
P: And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
S: And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
054.013 Y: But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm-fibre:
P: And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
S: And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
054.014 Y: She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)!
P: That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
S: Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
054.015 Y: And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition?
P: And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?
S: And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
054.016 Y: But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?
P: Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
S: How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
054.017 Y: And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
P: And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
S: And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
054.018 Y: The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?
P: (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
S: Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
054.019 Y: For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,
P: Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
S: Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill-luck
054.020 Y: Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn up (from the ground).
P: Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
S: Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up.
054.021 Y: Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
P: Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
S: How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
054.022 Y: But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
P: And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
S: And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
054.023 Y: The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.
P: (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
S: Samood rejected the warning.
054.024 Y: For they said: "What! a man! a solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!"
P: For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
S: So they said: What! a single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case be in sure error and distress:
054.025 Y: "Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"
P: Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
S: Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
054.026 Y: Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one!
P: (Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
S: Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
054.027 Y: For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!
P: Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
S: Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
054.028 Y: And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).
P: And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
S: And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
054.029 Y: But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).
P: But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
S: But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
054.030 Y: Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
P: Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
S: How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
054.031 Y: For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.
P: Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
S: Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
054.032 Y: And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
P: And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
S: And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
054.033 Y: The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.
P: The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
S: The people of Lut treated the warning as a lie.
054.034 Y: We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn,-
P: Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
S: Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
054.035 Y: As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks.
P: As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
S: A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
054.036 Y: And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.
P: And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
S: And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
054.037 Y: And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
P: They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
S: And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
054.038 Y: Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:
P: And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
S: And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
054.039 Y: "So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
P: Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
S: So taste My chastisement and My warning.
054.040 Y: And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
P: And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
S: And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
054.041 Y: To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah).
P: And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
S: And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
054.042 Y: The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will.
P: Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
S: They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
054.043 Y: Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred Books?
P: Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures?
S: Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
054.044 Y: Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"?
P: Or say they: We are a host victorious?
S: Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
054.045 Y: Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their backs.
P: The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
S: Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
054.046 Y: Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.
P: Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
S: Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
054.047 Y: Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad.
P: Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
S: Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
054.048 Y: The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!"
P: On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
S: On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
054.049 Y: Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.
P: Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
S: Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
054.050 Y: And Our Command is but a single (Act),- like the twinkling of an eye.
P: And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
S: And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
054.051 Y: And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition?
P: And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth?
S: And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
054.052 Y: All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds):
P: And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
S: And everything they have done is in the writings.
054.053 Y: Every matter, small and great, is on record.
P: And every small and great thing is recorded.
S: And everything small and great is written down.
054.054 Y: As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers,
P: Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
S: Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
054.055 Y: In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent.
P: Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
S: In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.