The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
وَإِنوَاِنْAnd if
يَرَوۡاْيَّرَوْاthey see
ءَايَةٗاٰيَةًa Sign
يُعۡرِضُواْيُّعْرِضُوْاthey turn away
وَيَقُولُواْوَيَقُوْلُوْاand say
سِحۡرٞسِحْرٌMagic
مُّسۡتَمِرّٞمُّسْتَمِرٌّcontinuing
2
And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
وَكَذَّبُواْوَكَذَّبُوْاAnd they denied
وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْوَاتَّبَعُوْٓاand followed
أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚاَهْوَا࢜ءَهُمْtheir desires
وَكُلُّbut (for) every
أَمۡرٖاَمْرٍmatter
مُّسۡتَقِرّٞمُّسْتَقِرٌّ(will be a) settlement
3
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
جَآءَهُمجَا࢜ءَهُمْhas come to them
مِّنَof
ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِالْاَنۢ͏ْبَا࢜ءِthe information
مَاwherein
فِيهِفِيْهِwherein
مُزۡدَجَرٌمُزْدَجَرٌ(is) deterrence
4
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.
حِكۡمَةُۢحِكْمَةٌۢWisdom
بَٰلِغَةٞۖبَالِغَةٌperfect
فَمَاbut not
تُغۡنِتُغْنِwill avail
ٱلنُّذُرُالنُّذُرُthe warnings
5
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
1 The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two]. 2 And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic." 3 And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement. 4 And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence. 5 Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
خُشَّعًا(Will be) humbled
أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡاَبْصَارُهُمْtheir eyes
يَخۡرُجُونَيَخْرُجُوْنَthey will come forth
مِنَfrom
ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِالْاَجْدَاثِthe graves
كَأَنَّهُمۡكَاَنَّهُمْas if they (were)
جَرَادٞجَرَادٌlocusts
مُّنتَشِرٞمُّنْتَشِرٌspreading
7
Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
مُّهۡطِعِينَمُّهْطِعِيْنَRacing ahead
إِلَىاِلَيtowards
ٱلدَّاعِۖالدَّاعِؕthe caller
يَقُولُيَقُوْلُWill say
ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَالْكٰفِرُوْنَthe disbelievers
هَٰذَاهٰذَاThis
يَوۡمٌيَوْمٌ(is) a Day
عَسِرٞعَسِرٌdifficult
8
Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
6 So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding, 7 Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading, 8 Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
فَدَعَاSo he called
رَبَّهُۥٓرَبَّهٗٓhis Lord
أَنِّياَنِّيْI am
مَغۡلُوبٞمَغْلُوْبٌone overpowered
فَٱنتَصِرۡفَانْتَصِرْso help
10
So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
فَفَتَحۡنَآفَفَتَحْنَا͏ٓSo We opened
أَبۡوَٰبَاَبْوَابَ(the) gates
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِ(of) heaven
بِمَآءٖبِمَا࢜ءٍwith water
مُّنۡهَمِرٖمُّنْهَمِرٍpouring down
11
Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
وَفَجَّرۡنَاوَّفَجَّرْنَاAnd We caused to burst
ٱلۡأَرۡضَالْاَرْضَthe earth
عُيُونٗاعُيُوْنًا(with) springs
فَٱلۡتَقَىفَالْتَقَيso met
ٱلۡمَآءُالْمَا࢜ءُthe water(s)
عَلَىٰٓعَلٰٓيfor
أَمۡرٖاَمْرٍa matter
قَدۡقَدْalready
قُدِرَpredestined
12
And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُوَحَمَلْنٰهُAnd We carried him
عَلَىٰعَلٰيon
ذَاتِ(ark) made of planks
أَلۡوَٰحٖاَلْوَاحٍ(ark) made of planks
وَدُسُرٖوَّدُسُرٍand nails
13
And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
تَجۡرِيتَجْرِيْSailing
بِأَعۡيُنِنَابِاَعْيُنِنَاۚbefore Our eyes
جَزَآءٗجَزَا࢜ءًa reward
لِّمَنلِّمَنْfor (he) who
كَانَwas
كُفِرَdenied
14
Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
وَلَقَدوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآتَّرَكْنٰهَا͏ٓWe left it
ءَايَةٗاٰيَةً(as) a Sign
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso is (there)
مِنمِنْany
مُّدَّكِرٖمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition
15
And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
فَكَيۡفَفَكَيْفَSo how
كَانَwas
عَذَابِيعَذَابِيْMy punishment
وَنُذُرِand My warnings
16
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
يَسَّرۡنَايَسَّرْنَاWe have made easy
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَالْقُرْاٰنَthe Quran
لِلذِّكۡرِلِلذِّكْرِfor remembrance
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso is (there)
مِنمِنْany
مُّدَّكِرٖمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition
17
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
9 The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled. 10 So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help." 11 Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down 12 And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined. 13 And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails, 14 Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied. 15 And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember? 16 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning. 17 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
إِنَّآاِنَّا͏ٓIndeed, We
أَرۡسَلۡنَااَرْسَلْنَا[We] sent
عَلَيۡهِمۡعَلَيْهِمْupon them
رِيحٗارِيْحًاa wind
صَرۡصَرٗاصَرْصَرًاfurious
فِيفِيْon
يَوۡمِيَوْمِa day
نَحۡسٖنَحْسٍ(of) misfortune
مُّسۡتَمِرّٖمُّسْتَمِرٍّcontinuous
19
Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
تَنزِعُتَنْزِعُPlucking out
ٱلنَّاسَالنَّاسَۙmen
كَأَنَّهُمۡكَاَنَّهُمْas if they (were)
أَعۡجَازُاَعْجَازُtrunks
نَخۡلٖنَخْلٍ(of) date-palms
مُّنقَعِرٖمُّنْقَعِرٍuprooted
20
Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
فَكَيۡفَفَكَيْفَSo how
كَانَwas
عَذَابِيعَذَابِيْMy punishment
وَنُذُرِand My warnings
21
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
يَسَّرۡنَايَسَّرْنَاWe have made easy
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَالْقُرْاٰنَthe Quran
لِلذِّكۡرِلِلذِّكْرِfor remembrance
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso is (there)
مِنمِنْany
مُّدَّكِرٖمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition
22
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
18 ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning. 19 Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune, 20 Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted. 21 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning. 22 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓنَّتَّبِعُهٗٓۙ(that) we should follow him
إِنَّآاِنَّا͏ٓIndeed, we
إِذٗااِذًاthen
لَّفِيلَّفِيْ(will be) surely in
ضَلَٰلٖضَلٰلٍerror
وَسُعُرٍوَّسُعُرٍand madness
24
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
أَءُلۡقِيَءَاُلْقِيَHas been sent
ٱلذِّكۡرُالذِّكْرُthe Reminder
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِto him
مِنۢمِنْۢfrom
بَيۡنِنَابَيْنِنَاamong us
بَلۡبَلْNay
هُوَhe
كَذَّابٌ(is) a liar
أَشِرٞاَشِرٌinsolent
25
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
سَيَعۡلَمُونَسَيَعْلَمُوْنَThey will know
غَدٗاغَدًاtomorrow
مَّنِwho
ٱلۡكَذَّابُالْكَذَّابُ(is) the liar
ٱلۡأَشِرُالْاَشِرُthe insolent one
26
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, We
مُرۡسِلُواْمُرْسِلُوا(are) sending
ٱلنَّاقَةِالنَّاقَةِthe she-camel
فِتۡنَةٗفِتْنَةً(as) a trial
لَّهُمۡلَّهُمْfor them
فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡفَارْتَقِبْهُمْso watch them
وَٱصۡطَبِرۡوَاصْطَبِرْand be patient
27
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡوَنَبِّي͏ٔ͏ْهُمْAnd inform them
أَنَّاَنَّthat
ٱلۡمَآءَالْمَا࢜ءَthe water
قِسۡمَةُۢقِسْمَةٌۢ(is) to be shared
بَيۡنَهُمۡۖبَيْنَهُمْۚbetween them
كُلُّeach
شِرۡبٖشِرْبٍdrink
مُّحۡتَضَرٞمُّحْتَضَرٌattended
28
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
فَنَادَوۡاْفَنَادَوْاBut they called
صَاحِبَهُمۡصَاحِبَهُمْtheir companion
فَتَعَاطَىٰفَتَعَاطٰيand he took
فَعَقَرَand hamstrung
29
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
فَكَيۡفَفَكَيْفَSo how
كَانَwas
عَذَابِيعَذَابِيْMy punishment
وَنُذُرِand My warnings
30
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
إِنَّآاِنَّا͏ٓIndeed, We
أَرۡسَلۡنَااَرْسَلْنَا[We] sent
عَلَيۡهِمۡعَلَيْهِمْupon them
صَيۡحَةٗصَيْحَةًthunderous blast
وَٰحِدَةٗوَّاحِدَةًsingle
فَكَانُواْفَكَانُوْاand they became
كَهَشِيمِكَهَشِيْمِlike dry twig fragments
ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِالْمُحْتَظِرِ(used by) a fence builder
31
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.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
يَسَّرۡنَايَسَّرْنَاWe have made easy
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَالْقُرْاٰنَthe Quran
لِلذِّكۡرِلِلذِّكْرِfor remembrance
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso is (there)
مِنمِنْany
مُّدَّكِرٖمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition
32
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
23 Thamūd denied the warning. 24 And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness. 25 Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar." 26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar. 27 Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient. 28 And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn]. 29 But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her]. 30 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning. 31 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. 32 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.
نِّعۡمَةٗنِّعْمَةً(As) a favor
مِّنۡمِّنْfrom
عِندِنَاۚعِنْدِنَاؕUs
كَذَٰلِكَكَذٰلِكَThus
نَجۡزِينَجْزِيْWe reward
مَنمَنْ(one) who
شَكَرَ(is) grateful
35
As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
أَنذَرَهُماَنْذَرَهُمْhe warned them
بَطۡشَتَنَابَطْشَتَنَا(of) Our seizure
فَتَمَارَوۡاْفَتَمَارَوْاbut they disputed
بِٱلنُّذُرِبِالنُّذُرِthe warnings
36
And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
رَٰوَدُوهُرَاوَدُوْهُthey demanded from him
عَنعَنْthey demanded from him
ضَيۡفِهِۦضَيْفِهٖhis guests
فَطَمَسۡنَآفَطَمَسْنَا͏ٓso We blinded
أَعۡيُنَهُمۡاَعْيُنَهُمْtheir eyes
فَذُوقُواْفَذُوْقُوْاSo taste
عَذَابِيعَذَابِيْMy punishment
وَنُذُرِand My warnings
37
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
صَبَّحَهُمصَبَّحَهُمْseized them in the morning
بُكۡرَةًبُكْرَةًearly
عَذَابٞعَذَابٌa punishment
مُّسۡتَقِرّٞمُّسْتَقِرٌّabiding
38
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
فَذُوقُواْفَذُوْقُوْاSo taste
عَذَابِيعَذَابِيْMy punishment
وَنُذُرِand My warnings
39
So taste My punishment and warning.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
يَسَّرۡنَايَسَّرْنَاWe have made easy
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَالْقُرْاٰنَthe Quran
لِلذِّكۡرِلِلذِّكْرِfor remembrance
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso is (there)
مِنمِنْany
مُّدَّكِرٖمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition
40
And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
33 The people of Lot denied the warning. 34 Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn. 35 As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful. 36 And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning. 37 And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning." 38 And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment. 39 So taste My punishment and warning. 40 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
كَذَّبُواْكَذَّبُوْاThey denied
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَابِاٰيٰتِنَاOur Signs
كُلِّهَاall of them
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡفَاَخَذْنٰهُمْso We seized them
أَخۡذَاَخْذَ(with) a seizure
عَزِيزٖعَزِيْزٍ(of) All-Mighty
مُّقۡتَدِرٍمُّقْتَدِرٍ(the) Powerful One
42
They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
41 And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning. 42 They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?
أَمۡاَمْOr
يَقُولُونَيَقُوْلُوْنَ(do) they say
نَحۡنُنَحْنُWe
جَمِيعٞجَمِيْعٌ(are) an assembly
مُّنتَصِرٞمُّنْتَصِرٌhelping (each other)
44
Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
سَيُهۡزَمُسَيُهْزَمُSoon will be defeated
ٱلۡجَمۡعُالْجَمْعُ(their) assembly
وَيُوَلُّونَوَيُوَلُّوْنَand they will turn
ٱلدُّبُرَالدُّبُرَ(their) backs
45
[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
بَلِNay
ٱلسَّاعَةُالسَّاعَةُthe Hour
مَوۡعِدُهُمۡمَوْعِدُهُمْ(is) their promised time
وَٱلسَّاعَةُوَالسَّاعَةُand the Hour
أَدۡهَىٰاَدْهٰي(will be) more grievous
وَأَمَرُّوَاَمَرُّand more bitter
46
But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَالْمُجْرِمِيْنَthe criminals
فِيفِيْ(are) in
ضَلَٰلٖضَلٰلٍan error
وَسُعُرٖوَّسُعُرٍand madness
47
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness..
يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(The) Day
يُسۡحَبُونَيُسْحَبُوْنَthey will be dragged
فِيinto
ٱلنَّارِالنَّارِthe Fire
عَلَىٰعَلٰيon
وُجُوهِهِمۡوُجُوْهِهِمْؕtheir faces
ذُوقُواْذُوْقُوْاTaste
مَسَّ(the) touch
سَقَرَ(of) Hell
48
The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
43 Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures? 44 Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"? 45 [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat]. 46 But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter. 47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.. 48 The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓAnd not
أَمۡرُنَآاَمْرُنَا͏ٓ(is) Our Command
إِلَّااِلَّاbut
وَٰحِدَةٞوَاحِدَةٌone
كَلَمۡحِۭكَلَمْحٍۢlike the twinkling
بِٱلۡبَصَرِبِالْبَصَرِ(of) the eye
50
And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
أَهۡلَكۡنَآاَهْلَكْنَا͏ٓWe destroyed
أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡاَشْيَاعَكُمْyour kinds
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso is (there)
مِنمِنْany
مُّدَّكِرٖمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition
51
And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
وَكُلُّAnd every
شَيۡءٖشَيْءٍthing
فَعَلُوهُفَعَلُوْهُthey did
فِي(is) in
ٱلزُّبُرِالزُّبُرِthe written records
52
And everything they did is in written records.
وَكُلُّAnd every
صَغِيرٖصَغِيْرٍsmall
وَكَبِيرٖوَّكَبِيْرٍand big
مُّسۡتَطَرٌمُّسْتَطَرٌ(is) written down
53
And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination. 50 And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye. 51 And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember? 52 And everything they did is in written records. 53 And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.