Al-Qamar

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two]

Iqtarabati alssaAAatu wainshaqqa alqamaru

وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ

And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic

Wain yaraw ayatan yuAAridoo wayaqooloo sihrun mustamirrun

وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرٖ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement

Wakaththaboo waittabaAAoo ahwaahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ

And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence

Walaqad jaahum mina alanbai ma feehi muzdajarun

حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةٞۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them]

Hikmatun balighatun fama tughnee alnnuthuru

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ

So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding

Fatawalla AAanhum yawma yadAAu alddaAAi ila shayin nukurin

خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ

Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading

KhushshaAAan absaruhum yakhrujoona mina alajdathi kaannahum jaradun muntashirun

مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day

MuhtiAAeena ila alddaAAi yaqoolu alkafiroona hatha yawmun AAasirun

۞كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٞ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin fakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun waizdujira

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَغۡلُوبٞ فَٱنتَصِرۡ

So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help

FadaAAa rabbahu annee maghloobun faintasir

فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٖ مُّنۡهَمِرٖ

Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

Fafatahna abwaba alssamai bimain munhamirin

وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونٗا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٖ قَدۡ قُدِرَ

And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined

Wafajjarna alarda AAuyoonan failtaqa almao AAala amrin qad qudira

وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٰحٖ وَدُسُرٖ

And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails

Wahamalnahu AAala thati alwahin wadusurin

تَجۡرِي بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءٗ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied

Tajree biaAAyunina jazaan liman kana kufira

وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةٗ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember

Walaqad taraknaha ayatan fahal min muddakirin

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٞ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning

Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا فِي يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٖ مُّسۡتَمِرّٖ

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune

Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٖ مُّنقَعِرٖ

Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted

TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Thamud denied the warning

Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness

Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ

Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar

Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ

They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar

SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ

Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient

Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ

And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn]

Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her]

Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ

Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen

Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

The people of Lot denied the warning

Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٖۖ نَّجَّيۡنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٖ

Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn

Inna arsalna AAalayhim hasiban illa ala lootin najjaynahum bisaharin

نِّعۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَن شَكَرَ

As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful

NiAAmatan min AAindina kathalika najzee man shakara

وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning

Walaqad antharahum batshatana fatamaraw bialnnuthuri

وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning

Walaqad rawadoohu AAan dayfihi fatamasna aAAyunahum fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٞ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment

Walaqad sabbahahum bukratan AAathabun mustaqirrun

فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

So taste My punishment and warning

Fathooqoo AAathabee wanuthuri

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning

Walaqad jaa ala firAAawna alnnuthuru

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٖ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability

Kaththaboo biayatina kulliha faakhathnahum akhtha AAazeezin muqtadirin

أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٞ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ

Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture

Akuffarukum khayrun min olaikum am lakum baraatun fee alzzuburi

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعٞ مُّنتَصِرٞ

Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]

Am yaqooloona nahnu jameeAAun muntasirun

سَيُهۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat]

Sayuhzamu aljamAAu wayuwalloona alddubura

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter

Bali alssaAAatu mawAAiduhum waalssaAAatu adha waamarru

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٖ

Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness

Inna almujrimeena fee dalalin wasuAAurin

يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar

Yawma yushaboona fee alnnari AAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqara

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٖ

Indeed, all things We created with predestination

Inna kulla shayin khalaqnahu biqadarin

وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٞ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ

And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye

Wama amruna illa wahidatun kalamhin bialbasari

وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember

Walaqad ahlakna ashyaAAakum fahal min muddakirin

وَكُلُّ شَيۡءٖ فَعَلُوهُ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ

And everything they did is in written records

Wakullu shayin faAAaloohu fee alzzuburi

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٖ وَكَبِيرٖ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed

Wakullu sagheerin wakabeerin mustatarun

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَنَهَرٖ

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers

Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaharin

فِي مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٖ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ

In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability

Fee maqAAadi sidqin AAinda maleekin muqtadirin