Al-Qamar

Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

Aqtarabati As-Sā`atu Wa Anshaqqa Al-Qamaru

The Hour has drawn near and the moon is split

Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

Wa 'In Yaraw 'Āyatan Yu`riđū Wa Yaqūlū Siĥrun Mustamirrun

If they see a sign, they turn away, and say, ‘An incessant magic!’

Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

Wa Kadhabū Wa Attaba`ū 'Ahwā'ahum Wa Kullu 'Amrin Mustaqirrun

They denied and followed their own desires, and every matter has a setting [appropriate to it]

Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

Wa Laqad Jā'ahum Mina Al-'Anbā'i Mā Fīhi Muzdajarun

There have already come to them reports containing admonishment

Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

Ĥikmatun Bālighatun Famā Tughni An-Nudhuru

[and representing] far-reaching wisdom; but warnings are of no avail

Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

Fatawalla `Anhum Yawma Yad`u Ad-Dā`i 'Ilá Shay'in Nukurin

So turn away from them! The day when the Caller calls to a dire thing

KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

Khusha`āan 'Abşāruhum Yakhrujūna Mina Al-'Ajdāthi Ka'annahum Jarādun Muntashirun

they will emerge from the graves as if they were scattered locusts with a humbled look [in their eyes]

MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

Muhţi`īna 'Ilá Ad-Dā`i Yaqūlu Al-Kāfirūna Hādhā Yawmun `Asirun

scrambling toward the summoner. The faithless will say, ‘This is a hard day!’

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

Kadhabat Qablahum Qawmu Nūĥin Fakadhabū `Abdanā Wa Qālū Majnūnun Wa Azdujira

The people of Noah impugned before them. So they impugned Our servant and said, ‘A crazy man,’ and he was reviled

FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

Fada`ā Rabbahu 'Annī Maghlūbun Fāntaşir

Thereat he invoked his Lord, [saying,] ‘I have been overcome, so help [me].’

Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

Fafataĥnā 'Abwāba As-Samā'i Bimā'in Munhamirin

Then We opened the gates of the sky with pouring waters

Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

Wa Fajjarnā Al-'Arđa `Uyūnāan Fāltaqá Al-Mā'u `Alá 'Amrin Qad Qudira

and We made the earth burst forth with springs, and the waters met for a preordained purpose

Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

Wa Ĥamalnāhu `Alá Dhāti 'Alwāĥin Wa Dusurin

We bore him on a vessel made of planks and nails

Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

Tajrī Bi'a`yuninā Jazā'an Liman Kāna Kufira

which sailed [over the flood waters] in Our sight, as a retribution for him who was met with disbelief

Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

Wa Laqad Taraknāhā 'Āyatan Fahal Min Muddakirin

Certainly We have left it as a sign; so is there anyone who will be admonished

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Fakayfa Kāna `Adhābī Wa Nudhuri

So how were My punishment and warnings

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Wa Laqad Yassarnā Al-Qur'āna Lildhikri Fahal Min Muddakirin

Certainly We have made the Quran simple for the sake of admonishment. So is there anyone who will be admonished

Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Kadhabat `Ādun Fakayfa Kāna `Adhābī Wa Nudhuri

[The people of] ‘Ad impugned [their apostle]. So how were My punishment and warnings

Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

Innā 'Arsalnā `Alayhim Rīĥāan Şarşarāan Fī Yawmi Naĥsin Mustamirrin

Indeed We unleashed upon them an icy gale on an incessantly ill-fated day

TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

Tanzi`u An-Nāsa Ka'annahum 'A`jāzu Nakhlin Munqa`irin

knocking down people as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Fakayfa Kāna `Adhābī Wa Nudhuri

So how were My punishment and warnings

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Wa Laqad Yassarnā Al-Qur'āna Lildhikri Fahal Min Muddakirin

Certainly We have made the Quran simple for the sake of admonishment. So is there anyone who will be admonished

Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

Kadhabat Thamūdu Bin-Nudhuri

[The people of] Thamud denied the warnings

Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

Faqālū 'Abasharāan Minnā Wāĥidāan Nattabi`uhu 'Innā 'Idhāan Lafī Đalālin Wa Su`urin

and they said, ‘Are we to follow a lone human from ourselves?! Indeed then we would be in error and madness.’

Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

A'uulqiya Adh-Dhikru `Alayhi Min Bayninā Bal Huwa Kadhābun 'Ashirun

‘Has the Reminder been cast upon him from among us? No, he is a self-conceited liar.’

SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

Saya`lamūna Ghadāan Mani Al-Kadhābu Al-'Ashiru

‘Tomorrow they will know who is a self-conceited liar

Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

Innā Mursilū An-Nāqati Fitnatan Lahum Fārtaqibhum Wa Aşţabir

We are sending the She-camel as a trial for them; so watch them and be steadfast

Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

Wa Nabbi'hum 'Anna Al-Mā'a Qismatun Baynahum Kullu Shirbin Muĥtađarun

Inform them that the water is to be shared between them; each of them showing up at his turn.’

Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

Fanādaw Şāĥibahum Fata`āţá Fa`aqara

But they called their companion, and he took [a knife] and hamstrung [her]

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Fakayfa Kāna `Adhābī Wa Nudhuri

So how were My punishment and My warnings

Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

Innā 'Arsalnā `Alayhim Şayĥatan Wāĥidatan Fakānū Kahashīmi Al-Muĥtažiri

We sent against them a single Cry, and they became like the dry sticks of a corral builder

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Wa Laqad Yassarnā Al-Qur'āna Lildhikri Fahal Min Muddakirin

Certainly We have made the Quran simple for the sake of admonishment. So is there anyone who will be admonished

Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

Kadhabat Qawmu Lūţin Bin-Nudhuri

And the people of Lot denied the warnings

Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

Innā 'Arsalnā `Alayhim Ĥāşibāan 'Illā 'Āla Lūţin Najjaynāhum Bisaĥarin

We unleashed upon them a rain of stones, excepting the family of Lot, whom We delivered at dawn

NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

Ni`matan Min `Indinā Kadhālika Najzī Man Shakara

as a blessing from Us. Thus do We reward those who give thanks

Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

Wa Laqad 'Andharahum Baţshatanā Fatamāraw Bin-Nudhuri

He had already warned them of Our punishment, but they disputed the warnings

Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Wa Laqad Rāwadūhu `An Đayfihi Faţamasnā 'A`yunahum Fadhūqū `Adhābī Wa Nudhuri

They even solicited of him his guests, whereat We blotted out their eyes, [saying,] ‘Taste My punishment and My warnings!’

Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

Wa Laqad Şabbaĥahum Bukratan `Adhābun Mustaqirrun

Early at dawn there visited them an abiding punishment

Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

Fadhūqū `Adhābī Wa Nudhuri

‘Taste My punishment and warnings!’

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Wa Laqad Yassarnā Al-Qur'āna Lildhikri Fahal Min Muddakirin

Certainly We have made the Quran simple for the sake of admonishment. So is there anyone who will be admonished

Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

Wa Laqad Jā'a 'Āla Fir`awna An-Nudhuru

Certainly the warnings did come to Pharaoh’s clan

Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

Kadhabū Bi'āyātinā Kullihā Fa'akhadhnāhum 'Akhdha `Azīzin Muqtadirin

who denied all of Our signs. So We seized them with the seizing of One [who is] all-mighty, Omnipotent

Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

Akuffārukum Khayrun Min 'Ūla'ikum 'Am Lakum Barā'atun Fī Az-Zuburi

Are your faithless better than those? Have you [been granted] [some sort of] immunity in the scriptures

Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

Am Yaqūlūna Naĥnu Jamī`un Muntaşirun

Do they say, ‘We are a confederate league’

Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

Sayuhzamu Al-Jam`u Wa Yuwallūna Ad-Dubura

The league will be routed and turn its back [to flee]

Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

Bali As-Sā`atu Maw`iduhum Wa As-Sā`atu 'Ad/há Wa 'Amarru

Indeed, the Hour is their tryst; and the Hour will be most calamitous and bitter

Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

Inna Al-Mujrimīna Fī Đalālin Wa Su`urin

Indeed the guilty are steeped in error and madness

Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

Yawma Yusĥabūna Fī An-Nāri `Alá Wujūhihim Dhūqū Massa Saqara

The day when they are dragged on their faces into the Fire, [it will be said to them,] ‘Taste the touch of hell!’

Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

Innā Kulla Shay'in Khalaqnāhu Biqadarin

Indeed We have created everything in a measure

Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

Wa Mā 'Amrunā 'Illā Wāĥidatun Kalamĥin Bil-Başari

and Our command is but a single [word], like the twinkling of an eye

Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

Wa Laqad 'Ahlaknā 'Ashyā`akum Fahal Min Muddakirin

Certainly We have destroyed your likes. So is there anyone who will be admonished

Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

Wa Kullu Shay'in Fa`alūhu Fī Az-Zuburi

Everything they have done is in the books

Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

Wa Kullu Şaghīrin Wa Kabīrin Mustaţarun

and everything big and small is committed to writing

Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

Inna Al-Muttaqīna Fī Jannātin Wa Naharin

Indeed the Godwary will be amid gardens and streams

Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin

Fī Maq`adi Şidqin `Inda Malīkin Muqtadirin

in the abode of truthfulness with an omnipotent King