Al-Qamar

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1Juz 27 · page 528

   ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

   (1) The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].[1577]

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2. 2Juz 27 · page 528

   وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ

   (2) And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."[1578]

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3. 3Juz 27 · page 528

   وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

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

4. 4Juz 27 · page 528

   وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

   (4) And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.

5. 5Juz 27 · page 528

   حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

   (5) Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

6. 6Juz 27 · page 528

   فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ

   (6) So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller[1579] calls to something forbidding,

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7. 7Juz 27 · page 529

   خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ

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

8. 8Juz 27 · page 529

   مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ

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

9. 9Juz 27 · page 529

   ۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

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

10. 10Juz 27 · page 529

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ

    (10) So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

11. 11Juz 27 · page 529

    فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍۢ مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ

    (11) Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

12. 12Juz 27 · page 529

    وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًۭا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍۢ قَدْ قُدِرَ

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

13. 13Juz 27 · page 529

    وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍۢ وَدُسُرٍۢ

    (13) And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

14. 14Juz 27 · page 529

    تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءًۭ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

    (14) Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.

15. 15Juz 27 · page 529

    وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

    (15) And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?

16. 16Juz 27 · page 529

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    (16) And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.[1580]

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17. 17Juz 27 · page 529

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

    (17) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

18. 18Juz 27 · page 529

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    (18) ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

19. 19Juz 27 · page 529

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ

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

20. 20Juz 27 · page 529

    تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ

    (20) Extracting the people[1581] as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

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21. 21Juz 27 · page 529

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    (21) And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

22. 22Juz 27 · page 529

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

    (22) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

23. 23Juz 27 · page 529

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    (23) Thamūd denied the warning.

24. 24Juz 27 · page 529

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًۭا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًۭا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍ

    (24) And said, "Is it one human being[1582] among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

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25. 25Juz 27 · page 529

    أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌۭ

    (25) Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."

26. 26Juz 27 · page 529

    سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًۭا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ

    (26) They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

27. 27Juz 27 · page 529

    إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

    (27) Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.[1583]

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28. 28Juz 27 · page 530

    وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ

    (28) And inform them that the water is shared between them,[1584] each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

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29. 29Juz 27 · page 530

    فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

    (29) But they called their companion,[1585] and he dared[1586] and hamstrung [her].

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30. 30Juz 27 · page 530

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    (30) And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

31. 31Juz 27 · page 530

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

    (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. 32Juz 27 · page 530

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

    (32) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

33. 33Juz 27 · page 530

    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    (33) The people of Lot denied the warning.

34. 34Juz 27 · page 530

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍۢ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٍۢ

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

35. 35Juz 27 · page 530

    نِّعْمَةًۭ مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

    (35) As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.

36. 36Juz 27 · page 530

    وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    (36) And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

37. 37Juz 27 · page 530

    وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

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

38. 38Juz 27 · page 530

    وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌۭ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

    (38) And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

39. 39Juz 27 · page 530

    فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    (39) So taste My punishment and warning.

40. 40Juz 27 · page 530

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

    (40) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

41. 41Juz 27 · page 530

    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

    (41) And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

42. 42Juz 27 · page 530

    كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

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

43. 43Juz 27 · page 530

    أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌۭ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

    (43) Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?

44. 44Juz 27 · page 530

    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌۭ مُّنتَصِرٌۭ

    (44) Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

45. 45Juz 27 · page 530

    سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ

    (45) [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].[1587]

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46. 46Juz 27 · page 530

    بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

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

47. 47Juz 27 · page 530

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍۢ

    (47) Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.[1588].

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48. 48Juz 27 · page 530

    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

    (48) The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."[1589]

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49. 49Juz 27 · page 530

    إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٍۢ

    (49) Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

50. 50Juz 27 · page 531

    وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌۭ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ

    (50) And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.

51. 51Juz 27 · page 531

    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

    (51) And We have already destroyed your kinds,[1590] so is there any who will remember?

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52. 52Juz 27 · page 531

    وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

    (52) And everything they did is in written records.

53. 53Juz 27 · page 531

    وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

    (53) And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

54. 54Juz 27 · page 531

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَنَهَرٍۢ

    (54) Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,

55. 55Juz 27 · page 531

    فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ

    (55) In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.[1591]

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