Surah Al-Qamar

اِقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ۝١

Iqtarobatis-sā‘atu wansyaqqol-qomar

1. The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split.

وَاِنْ يَّرَوْا اٰيَةً يُّعْرِضُوْا وَيَقُوْلُوْا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ۝٢

Wa iy yarou āyatay yu‘riḍū wa yaqūlū siḥrum mustamirr

2. Yet whenever they see a miracle, they turn away, and say, “Continuous magic.”

وَكَذَّبُوْا وَاتَّبَعُوْٓا اَهْوَاۤءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ اَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ۝٣

Wa każżabū wattaba‘ū ahwā-ahum wa kullu amrim mustaqirr

3. They lied, and followed their opinions, but everything has its time.

وَلَقَدْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مِّنَ الْاَنْۢبَاۤءِ مَا فِيْهِ مُزْدَجَرٌۙ ۝٤

Wa laqod jā-ahum minal-ambā-i mā fīhi muzdajar

4. And there came to them news containing a deterrent.

حِكْمَةٌ ۢ بَالِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُۙ ۝٥

Ḥikmatum bālighotun famā tughnin-nużur

5. Profound wisdom—but warnings are of no avail.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ اِلٰى شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍۙ ۝٦

Fa tawalla ‘anhum, yauma yad‘ud-dā‘i ilā syai'in nukur

6. So turn away from them. On the Day when the Caller calls to something terrible.

خُشَّعًا اَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُوْنَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ كَاَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنْتَشِرٌۙ ۝٧

Khusysya‘an abṣōruhum yakhrujūna minal-ajdāṡi ka'annahum jarōdum muntasyir

7. Their eyes humiliated, they will emerge from the graves, as if they were swarming locusts.

مُّهْطِعِيْنَ اِلَى الدَّاعِۗ يَقُوْلُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ ۝٨

Muhṭi‘īna ilad-dā‘, yaqūlul-kāfirūna hāżā yaumun ‘asir

8. Scrambling towards the Caller, the disbelievers will say, “This is a difficult Day.”

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ فَكَذَّبُوْا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوْا مَجْنُوْنٌ وَّازْدُجِرَ ۝٩

Każżabat qoblahum qoumu nūḥin fakażżabū ‘abdanā wa qōlū majnūnuw wazdujir

9. Before them the people of Noah disbelieved. They rejected Our servant, and said, “Crazy,” and he was rebuked.

فَدَعَا رَبَّهٗٓ اَنِّيْ مَغْلُوْبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ ۝١٠

Fa da‘ā robbahū annī maghlūbun fantaṣir

10. So he appealed to his Lord, “I am overwhelmed, so help me.”

فَفَتَحْنَآ اَبْوَابَ السَّمَاۤءِ بِمَاۤءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍۖ ۝١١

Fa fataḥnā abwābas-samā-i bimā-im munhamir

11. So We opened the floodgates of heaven with water pouring down.

وَّفَجَّرْنَا الْاَرْضَ عُيُوْنًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاۤءُ عَلٰٓى اَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ ۚ ۝١٢

Wa fajjarnal-arḍo ‘uyūnan faltaqol-mā-u ‘alā amrin qod qudir

12. And We made the earth burst with springs, and the waters met for a purpose already destined.

وَحَمَلْنٰهُ عَلٰى ذَاتِ اَلْوَاحٍ وَّدُسُرٍۙ ۝١٣

Wa ḥamalnāhu ‘alā żāti alwāḥiw wa dusur

13. And We carried him on a craft of planks and nails.

تَجْرِيْ بِاَعْيُنِنَاۚ جَزَاۤءً لِّمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ ۝١٤

Tajrī bi'a‘yuninā, jazā-al liman kāna kufir

14. Sailing before Our eyes; a reward for him who was rejected.

وَلَقَدْ تَّرَكْنٰهَآ اٰيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ۝١٥

Wa laqot taroknāhā āyatan fahal mim muddakir

15. And We left it as a sign. Is there anyone who would take heed?

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ ۝١٦

Fa kaifa kāna ‘ażābī wa nużur

16. So how were My punishment and My warnings?

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ۝١٧

Wa laqod yassarnal-qur'āna liż-żikri fahal mim muddakir

17. We made the Quran easy to learn. Is there anyone who would learn?

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ ۝١٨

Każżabat ‘ādun fa kaifa kāna ‘ażābī wa nużur

18. Aad denied the truth. So how were My punishment and My warnings?

اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيْحًا صَرْصَرًا فِيْ يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۙ ۝١٩

Innā arsalnā ‘alaihim rīḥan ṣorṣoron fī yaumi naḥsim mustamirr

19. We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, on a day of unrelenting misery.

تَنْزِعُ النَّاسَۙ كَاَنَّهُمْ اَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنْقَعِرٍ ۝٢٠

Tanzi‘un-nās, ka'annahum a‘jāzu nakhlim munqo‘ir

20. Plucking the people away, as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ ۝٢١

Fa kaifa kāna ‘ażābī wa nużur

21. So how were My punishment and My warnings?

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ࣖ ۝٢٢

Wa laqod yassarnal-qur'āna liż-żikri fahal mim muddakir

22. We made the Quran easy to remember. Is there anyone who would remember?

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُوْدُ بِالنُّذُرِ ۝٢٣

Każżabat ṡamūdu bin-nużur

23. Thamood rejected the warnings.

فَقَالُوْٓا اَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهٗٓ ۙاِنَّآ اِذًا لَّفِيْ ضَلٰلٍ وَّسُعُرٍ ۝٢٤

Fa qōlū abasyarom minnā wāḥidan nattabi‘uh, innā iżal lafī ḍolāliw wa su‘ur

24. They said, “Are we to follow one of us, a human being? We would then go astray, and end up in Hell.

ءَاُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ اَشِرٌ ۝٢٥

A'ulqiyaż-żikru ‘alaihi mim baininā bal huwa każżābun asyir

25. Was the message given to him, out of all of us? In fact, he is a wicked liar.”

سَيَعْلَمُوْنَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْاَشِرُ ۝٢٦

Saya‘lamūna ghodam manil-każżābul-asyir

26. They will know tomorrow who the wicked liar is.

اِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْۖ ۝٢٧

Innā mursilun-nāqoti fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum waṣṭobir

27. We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and be patient.

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ اَنَّ الْمَاۤءَ قِسْمَةٌ ۢ بَيْنَهُمْۚ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ ۝٢٨

Wa nabbi'hum annal-mā-a qismatum bainahum, kullu syirbim muḥtaḍor

28. And inform them that the water is to be shared between them; each share of drink made available.

فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطٰى فَعَقَرَ ۝٢٩

Fa nādau ṣōḥibahum fa ta‘āṭō fa ‘aqor

29. But they called their friend, and he dared, and he slaughtered.

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ ۝٣٠

Fakaifa kāna ‘ażābī wa nużur

30. So how were My punishment and My warnings?

اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَّاحِدَةً فَكَانُوْا كَهَشِيْمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ ۝٣١

Innā arsalnā ‘alaihim ṣoiḥataw wāḥidatan fa kānū kahasyīmil-muḥtaẓir

31. We sent against them a single Scream, and they became like crushed hay.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ۝٣٢

Wa laqod yassarnal-qur'āna liż-żikri fahal mim muddakir

32. We made the Quran easy to understand. Is there anyone who would understand?

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوْطٍ ۢبِالنُّذُرِ ۝٣٣

Każżabat qoumu lūṭim bin-nużur

33. The people of Lot rejected the warnings.

اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا اِلَّآ اٰلَ لُوْطٍ ۗنَجَّيْنٰهُمْ بِسَحَرٍۙ ۝٣٤

Innā arsalnā ‘alaihim ḥāṣiban illā āla lūṭ, najjaināhum bisaḥar

34. We unleashed upon them a shower of stones, except for the family of Lot; We rescued them at dawn.

نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَاۗ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِيْ مَنْ شَكَرَ ۝٣٥

Ni‘matam min ‘indinā, każālika najzī man syakar

35. A blessing from Us. Thus We reward the thankful.

وَلَقَدْ اَنْذَرَهُمْ بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ ۝٣٦

Wa laqod anżarohum baṭsyatanā fa tamārou bin-nużur

36. He had warned them of Our onslaught, but they dismissed the warnings.

وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوْهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهٖ فَطَمَسْنَآ اَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ ۝٣٧

Wa laqod rōwadūhu ‘an ḍoifihī fa ṭomasnā a‘yunahum fa żūqū ‘ażābī wa nużur

37. They even lusted for his guest, so We obliterated their eyes. “So taste My punishment and My warnings.”

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۚ ۝٣٨

Wa laqod ṣobbaḥahum bukrotan ‘ażābum mustaqirr

38. Early morning brought upon them enduring punishment.

فَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ ۝٣٩

Fa żūqū ‘ażābī wa nużur

39. “So taste My punishment and My warnings.”

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ࣖ ۝٤٠

Wa laqod yassarnal-qur'āna liż-żikri fahal mim muddakir

40. We made the Quran easy to memorize. Is there anyone who would memorize?

وَلَقَدْ جَاۤءَ اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُۚ ۝٤١

Wa laqod jā-a āla fir‘aunan-nużur

41. The warnings also came to the people of Pharaoh.

كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَاَخَذْنٰهُمْ اَخْذَ عَزِيْزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ۝٤٢

Każżabū bi'āyātinā kullihā fa'akhożnāhum akhża ‘azīzim muqtadir

42. They rejected Our signs, all of them, so We seized them—the seizure of an Almighty Omnipotent.

اَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ اُولٰۤىِٕكُمْ اَمْ لَكُمْ بَرَاۤءَةٌ فِى الزُّبُرِۚ ۝٤٣

Akuffārukum khoirum min ulā-ikum am lakum barō-atun fiz-zubur

43. Are your unbelievers better than all those? Or do you have immunity in the scriptures?

اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ نَحْنُ جَمِيْعٌ مُّنْتَصِرٌ ۝٤٤

Am yaqūlūna naḥnu jamī‘um muntaṣir

44. Or do they say, “We are united, and we will be victorious”?

سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّوْنَ الدُّبُرَ ۝٤٥

Sayuhzamul-jam‘u wa yuwallūnad-dubur

45. The multitude will be defeated, and they will turn their backs.

بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ اَدْهٰى وَاَمَرُّ ۝٤٦

Balis-sā‘atu mau‘iduhum was-sā‘atu ad-hā wa amarr

46. The Hour is their appointed time—the Hour is more disastrous, and most bitter.

اِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ وَّسُعُرٍۘ ۝٤٧

Innal-mujrimīna fī ḍolāliw wa su‘ur

47. The wicked are in confusion and madness.

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُوْنَ فِى النَّارِ عَلٰى وُجُوْهِهِمْۗ ذُوْقُوْا مَسَّ سَقَرَ ۝٤٨

Yauma yusḥabūna fin-nāri ‘alā wujūhihim, żūqū massa saqor

48. The Day when they are dragged upon their faces into the Fire: “Taste the touch of Saqar.”

اِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ ۝٤٩

Innā kulla syai'in kholaqnāhu biqodar

49. Everything We created is precisely measured.

وَمَآ اَمْرُنَآ اِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ ۢبِالْبَصَرِ ۝٥٠

Wa mā amrunā illā wāḥidatun kalamḥim bil-baṣor

50. And Our command is but once, like the twinkling of an eye.

وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَآ اَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ۝٥١

Wa laqod ahlaknā asy-yā‘akum fahal mim muddakir

51. We have destroyed your likes. Is there anyone who would ponder?

وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوْهُ فِى الزُّبُرِ ۝٥٢

Wa kullu syai'in fa‘alūhu fiz-zubur

52. Everything they have done is in the Books.

وَكُلُّ صَغِيْرٍ وَّكَبِيْرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ ۝٥٣

Wa kullu ṣoghīriw wa kabīrim mustaṭor

53. Everything, small or large, is written down.

اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ فِيْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّنَهَرٍۙ ۝٥٤

Innal-muttaqīna fī jannātiw wa nahar

54. The righteous will be amidst gardens and rivers.

فِيْ مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيْكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ࣖ ۝٥٥

Fī maq‘adi ṣidqin ‘inda malīkim muqtadir

55. In an assembly of virtue, in the presence of an Omnipotent King.