Qur'an 54 · Makkan · 55 ayat

القمر — Al-Qamar

The Moon

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
iq'tarabati
Has come near
l-sāʿatu
the Hour
wa-inshaqqa
and has split
l-qamaru
the moon
۝١
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
wa-in
And if
yaraw
they see
āyatan
a Sign
yuʿ'riḍū
they turn away
wayaqūlū
and say
siḥ'run
Magic
mus'tamirrun
continuing
۝٢
And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
wakadhabū
And they denied
wa-ittabaʿū
and followed
ahwāahum
their desires
wakullu
but (for) every
amrin
matter
mus'taqirrun
(will be a) settlement
۝٣
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
walaqad
And certainly
jāahum
has come to them
mina
of
l-anbāi
the information
mā
wherein
fīhi
wherein
muz'dajarun
(is) deterrence
۝٤
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.
ḥik'matun
Wisdom
bālighatun
perfect
famā
but not
tugh'ni
will avail
l-nudhuru
the warnings
۝٥
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
fatawalla
So turn away
ʿanhum
from them
yawma
(The) Day
yadʿu
will call
l-dāʿi
the caller
ilā
to
shayin
a thing
nukurin
terrible
۝٦
So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
khushaʿan
(Will be) humbled
abṣāruhum
their eyes
yakhrujūna
they will come forth
mina
from
l-ajdāthi
the graves
ka-annahum
as if they (were)
jarādun
locusts
muntashirun
spreading
۝٧
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
muh'ṭiʿīna
Racing ahead
ilā
towards
l-dāʿi
the caller
yaqūlu
Will say
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
hādhā
This
yawmun
(is) a Day
ʿasirun
difficult
۝٨
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
kadhabat
Denied
qablahum
before them
qawmu
(the) people
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
fakadhabū
and they denied
ʿabdanā
Our slave
waqālū
and said
majnūnun
A madman
wa-uz'dujira
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.
fadaʿā
So he called
rabbahu
his Lord
annī
I am
maghlūbun
one overpowered
fa-intaṣir
so help
۝١٠
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
fafataḥnā
So We opened
abwāba
(the) gates
l-samāi
(of) heaven
bimāin
with water
mun'hamirin
pouring down
۝١١
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
wafajjarnā
And We caused to burst
l-arḍa
the earth
ʿuyūnan
(with) springs
fal-taqā
so met
l-māu
the water(s)
ʿalā
for
amrin
a matter
qad
already
qudira
predestined
۝١٢
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
waḥamalnāhu
And We carried him
ʿalā
on
dhāti
(ark) made of planks
alwāḥin
(ark) made of planks
wadusurin
and nails
۝١٣
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
tajrī
Sailing
bi-aʿyuninā
before Our eyes
jazāan
a reward
liman
for (he) who
kāna
was
kufira
denied
۝١٤
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
walaqad
And certainly
taraknāhā
We left it
āyatan
(as) a Sign
fahal
so is (there)
min
any
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
۝١٥
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
fakayfa
So how
kāna
was
ʿadhābī
My punishment
wanudhuri
and My warnings
۝١٦
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
walaqad
And certainly
yassarnā
We have made easy
l-qur'āna
the Quran
lildhik'ri
for remembrance
fahal
so is (there)
min
any
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
۝١٧
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
kadhabat
Denied
ʿādun
Aad
fakayfa
so how
kāna
was
ʿadhābī
My punishment
wanudhuri
and My warnings
۝١٨
ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
innā
Indeed, We
arsalnā
[We] sent
ʿalayhim
upon them
rīḥan
a wind
ṣarṣaran
furious
fī
on
yawmi
a day
naḥsin
(of) misfortune
mus'tamirrin
continuous
۝١٩
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
tanziʿu
Plucking out
l-nāsa
men
ka-annahum
as if they (were)
aʿjāzu
trunks
nakhlin
(of) date-palms
munqaʿirin
uprooted
۝٢٠
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
fakayfa
So how
kāna
was
ʿadhābī
My punishment
wanudhuri
and My warnings
۝٢١
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
walaqad
And certainly
yassarnā
We have made easy
l-qur'āna
the Quran
lildhik'ri
for remembrance
fahal
so is (there)
min
any
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
۝٢٢
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
kadhabat
Denied
thamūdu
Thamud
bil-nudhuri
the warnings
۝٢٣
Thamūd denied the warning.
faqālū
And said
abasharan
Is (it) a human being
minnā
among us
wāḥidan
one
nattabiʿuhu
(that) we should follow him
innā
Indeed, we
idhan
then
lafī
(will be) surely in
ḍalālin
error
wasuʿurin
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.
a-ul'qiya
Has been sent
l-dhik'ru
the Reminder
ʿalayhi
to him
min
from
bayninā
among us
bal
Nay
huwa
he
kadhābun
(is) a liar
ashirun
insolent
۝٢٥
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
sayaʿlamūna
They will know
ghadan
tomorrow
mani
who
l-kadhābu
(is) the liar
l-ashiru
the insolent one
۝٢٦
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
innā
Indeed, We
mur'silū
(are) sending
l-nāqati
the she-camel
fit'natan
(as) a trial
lahum
for them
fa-ir'taqib'hum
so watch them
wa-iṣ'ṭabir
and be patient
۝٢٧
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
wanabbi'hum
And inform them
anna
that
l-māa
the water
qis'matun
(is) to be shared
baynahum
between them
kullu
each
shir'bin
drink
muḥ'taḍarun
attended
۝٢٨
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
fanādaw
But they called
ṣāḥibahum
their companion
fataʿāṭā
and he took
faʿaqara
and hamstrung
۝٢٩
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
fakayfa
So how
kāna
was
ʿadhābī
My punishment
wanudhuri
and My warnings
۝٣٠
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
innā
Indeed, We
arsalnā
[We] sent
ʿalayhim
upon them
ṣayḥatan
thunderous blast
wāḥidatan
single
fakānū
and they became
kahashīmi
like dry twig fragments
l-muḥ'taẓiri
(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.
walaqad
And certainly
yassarnā
We have made easy
l-qur'āna
the Quran
lildhik'ri
for remembrance
fahal
so is (there)
min
any
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
۝٣٢
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
kadhabat
Denied
qawmu
(the) people
lūṭin
(of) Lut
bil-nudhuri
the warnings
۝٣٣
The people of Lot denied the warning.
innā
Indeed, We
arsalnā
[We] sent
ʿalayhim
upon them
ḥāṣiban
a storm of stones
illā
except
āla
(the) family
lūṭin
(of) Lut
najjaynāhum
We saved them
bisaḥarin
by dawn
۝٣٤
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.
niʿ'matan
(As) a favor
min
from
ʿindinā
Us
kadhālika
Thus
najzī
We reward
man
(one) who
shakara
(is) grateful
۝٣٥
As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
walaqad
And certainly
andharahum
he warned them
baṭshatanā
(of) Our seizure
fatamāraw
but they disputed
bil-nudhuri
the warnings
۝٣٦
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
walaqad
And certainly
rāwadūhu
they demanded from him
ʿan
they demanded from him
ḍayfihi
his guests
faṭamasnā
so We blinded
aʿyunahum
their eyes
fadhūqū
So taste
ʿadhābī
My punishment
wanudhuri
and My warnings
۝٣٧
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
walaqad
And certainly
ṣabbaḥahum
seized them in the morning
buk'ratan
early
ʿadhābun
a punishment
mus'taqirrun
abiding
۝٣٨
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
fadhūqū
So taste
ʿadhābī
My punishment
wanudhuri
and My warnings
۝٣٩
So taste My punishment and warning.
walaqad
And certainly
yassarnā
We have made easy
l-qur'āna
the Quran
lildhik'ri
for remembrance
fahal
so is (there)
min
any
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
۝٤٠
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
walaqad
And certainly
jāa
came
āla
(to the) people
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
l-nudhuru
warnings
۝٤١
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
kadhabū
They denied
biāyātinā
Our Signs
kullihā
all of them
fa-akhadhnāhum
so We seized them
akhdha
(with) a seizure
ʿazīzin
(of) All-Mighty
muq'tadirin
(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.
akuffārukum
Are your disbelievers
khayrun
better
min
than
ulāikum
those
am
or
lakum
for you
barāatun
(is) an exemption
fī
in
l-zuburi
the Scriptures
۝٤٣
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?
am
Or
yaqūlūna
(do) they say
naḥnu
We
jamīʿun
(are) an assembly
muntaṣirun
helping (each other)
۝٤٤
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
sayuh'zamu
Soon will be defeated
l-jamʿu
(their) assembly
wayuwallūna
and they will turn
l-dubura
(their) backs
۝٤٥
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
bali
Nay
l-sāʿatu
the Hour
mawʿiduhum
(is) their promised time
wal-sāʿatu
and the Hour
adhā
(will be) more grievous
wa-amarru
and more bitter
۝٤٦
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
inna
Indeed
l-muj'rimīna
the criminals
fī
(are) in
ḍalālin
an error
wasuʿurin
and madness
۝٤٧
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness..
yawma
(The) Day
yus'ḥabūna
they will be dragged
fī
into
l-nāri
the Fire
ʿalā
on
wujūhihim
their faces
dhūqū
Taste
massa
(the) touch
saqara
(of) Hell
۝٤٨
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
innā
Indeed, [We]
kulla
every
shayin
thing
khalaqnāhu
We created it
biqadarin
by a measure
۝٤٩
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
wamā
And not
amrunā
(is) Our Command
illā
but
wāḥidatun
one
kalamḥin
like the twinkling
bil-baṣari
(of) the eye
۝٥٠
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
walaqad
And certainly
ahlaknā
We destroyed
ashyāʿakum
your kinds
fahal
so is (there)
min
any
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
۝٥١
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
wakullu
And every
shayin
thing
faʿalūhu
they did
fī
(is) in
l-zuburi
the written records
۝٥٢
And everything they did is in written records.
wakullu
And every
ṣaghīrin
small
wakabīrin
and big
mus'taṭarun
(is) written down
۝٥٣
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
inna
Indeed
l-mutaqīna
the righteous
fī
(will be) in
jannātin
gardens
wanaharin
and river
۝٥٤
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
fī
In
maqʿadi
a seat
ṣid'qin
(of) honor
ʿinda
near
malīkin
a King
muq'tadirin
Most Powerful
۝٥٥
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.

Text: quran.com (Uthmani). Translation: Saheeh International (EN) / Muhammad Hamidullah (FR). Audio: everyayah.com.