Chapter 54 Meccan
54

Al-Qamar

القمر
The Opening
Verses 55
Revealed in Mecca
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أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed one
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿1﴾
54:1
The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.1
2
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ ﴿2﴾
54:2
Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away,1 saying, “Same old magic!”
3
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ ﴿3﴾
54:3
They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—
4
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ﴿4﴾
54:4
even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.
5
حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ﴿5﴾
54:5
˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.
6
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ ﴿6﴾
54:6
So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller1 will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.2
7
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ ﴿7﴾
54:7
With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts,
8
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ ﴿8﴾
54:8
rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”
9
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ ﴿9﴾
54:9
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.
10
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ ﴿10﴾
54:10
So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”
11
فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍۢ مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ ﴿11﴾
54:11
So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain,
12
وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًۭا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍۢ قَدْ قُدِرَ ﴿12﴾
54:12
and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.
13
وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍۢ وَدُسُرٍۢ ﴿13﴾
54:13
We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails,
14
تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءًۭ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ﴿14﴾
54:14
sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.
15
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ﴿15﴾
54:15
We certainly left this1 as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
16
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿16﴾
54:16
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
17
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ﴿17﴾
54:17
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
18
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿18﴾
54:18
’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
19
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ ﴿19﴾
54:19
Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind,1 on a day of unrelenting misery,
20
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ ﴿20﴾
54:20
that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
21
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿21﴾
54:21
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
22
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ﴿22﴾
54:22
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
23
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿23﴾
54:23
Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,
24
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًۭا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًۭا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍ ﴿24﴾
54:24
arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.
25
أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌۭ ﴿25﴾
54:25
Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”
26
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًۭا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ ﴿26﴾
54:26
˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is.
27
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ ﴿27﴾
54:27
We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.
28
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ ﴿28﴾
54:28
And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”
29
فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ﴿29﴾
54:29
But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.
30
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿30﴾
54:30
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
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