اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ١
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
Surah 54 · 55 Ayahs
Al-Qamar
Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”) is a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- وَإِنْ يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ٢
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
- وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُسْتَقِرٌّ٣
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
- وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ٤
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
- حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ٥
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
- فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُكُرٍ٦
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
- خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُنْتَشِرٌ٧
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
- مُهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ٨
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
- ۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ٩
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
- فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ١٠
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
- فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ١١
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
- وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ١٢
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
- وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ١٣
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
- تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ١٤
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
- وَلَقَدْ تَرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ١٥
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?
- فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ١٦
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
- وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ١٧
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
- كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ١٨
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
- إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّ١٩
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
- تَنْزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُنْقَعِرٍ٢٠
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
- فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ٢١
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
- وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ٢٢
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
- كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ٢٣
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
- فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِنَّا وَاحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ٢٤
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
- أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ٢٥
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
- سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ٢٦
(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
- إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ٢٧
Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
- وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُحْتَضَرٌ٢٨
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
- فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ٢٩
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
- فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ٣٠
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
- إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ٣١
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
- وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ٣٢
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
- كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ٣٣
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
- إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍ٣٤
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
- نِعْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَنْ شَكَرَ٣٥
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
- وَلَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُمْ بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ٣٦
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
- وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ٣٧
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
- وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُسْتَقِرٌّ٣٨
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
- فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ٣٩
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
- وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ٤٠
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
- وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ٤١
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
- كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ٤٢
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
- أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُمْ بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ٤٣
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures?
- أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُنْتَصِرٌ٤٤
Or say they: We are a host victorious?
- سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ٤٥
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
- بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ٤٦
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
- إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ٤٧
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
- يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ٤٨
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
- إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ٤٩
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
- وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ٥٠
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
- وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ٥١
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth?
- وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ٥٢
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
- وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُسْتَطَرٌ٥٣
And every small and great thing is recorded.
- إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ٥٤
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
- فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ٥٥
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.