ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
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The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
Wa iny yaraw aayatany yu'ridoo wa yaqooloo sihrum mustamirr
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
Wa kazzaboo wattaba'ooo ahwaaa'ahum; wa kullu amrim mustaqirr
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
Wa laqad jaaa'ahum minal ambaaa'i maa feehi muzdajar
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
Hikmatum baalighatun famaa tughnin nuzur
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
Fatawalla 'anhum; yawma yad'ud daa'i ilaa shai 'in nukur
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
khushsha'an absaaruhum yakrujoona minal ajdaasi ka annahum jaraadum muntashir
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
Muhti'eena ilad daa'i yaqoolul kafiroona haazaa yawmun 'asir
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
Fada'aa Rabbahooo annee maghloobun fantasir
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
Fafatahnaaa abwaabas sa maaa'i bimaa'im munhamir
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
Wa fajjamal arda 'uyoonan faltaqal maaa'u 'alaaa amrin qad qudir
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
Wa hamalnaahu 'alaa zaati alwaahinw wa dusur
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
Tajree bi a'yuninaa jazaaa 'al liman kaana kufir
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?
Wa laqat taraknaahaad aayatan fahal mim muddakir
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mimmuddakir
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
Kazzabat 'Aadun fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
Tanzi;un naasa ka anna huma'jaazu nakhlim munqa'ir
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
'Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
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.
Faqaalooo a-basharam minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
'A-ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi mim baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir
(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
Sa-ya'lamoona ghadam manil kazzaabul ashir
Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum wastabir
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
Fanaadaw saahibahum fata'aataa fa'aqar
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
Innaaa arsalnaa 'alaihim saihatanw waahidatan fakaano kahasheemil muhtazir
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Wa laqad yassarnal quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
Kazzabat qawmu lootim binnuzur
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,
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim haasiban illaaa aala Loot najjainaahum bisahar
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
Ni'matam min 'indinaa; kazaalika najzee man shakar
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
Wa laqad anzarahum batshatanaa fatamaaraw binnuzur
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!
Wa laqad raawadoohu 'andaifee fatamasnaaa a'yunahum fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
Wa laqad sabbahahum bukratan 'azaabum mustaqirr
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
Fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Wa laqad yassarnal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
Wa laqad jaaa'a Aala Fir'awnan nuzur
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
Kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa kullihaa fa akhaznaahum akhza 'azeezim muqtadir
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures?
Akuffaarukum khairum min ulaaa'ikum am lakum baraaa'atun fiz Zubur
Or say they: We are a host victorious?
Am yaqooloona nahnu jamee'um muntasir
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
Sa yuhzamul jam'u wa yuwalloonad dubur
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
Balis Saa'atu maw'iduhum was Saa'atu adhaa wa amarr
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
Innal mujrimeena fee dalaalinw wa su'ur
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
Yawma yushaboona fin Naari'alaa wujoohimim zooqoo massa saqar
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
Innaa kulla shai'in khalaqnaahu biqadar
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
Wa maaa amrunaaa illaa waahidatun kalamhim bilbasar
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth?
Wa laqad ahlaknaaa ashyaa'akum fahal mim muddakir
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
Wa kullu shai'in fa'aloohu fiz Zubur
And every small and great thing is recorded.
Wa kullu sagheerinw wa kabeerim mustatar
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa nahar
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
Fee maq'adi sidqin 'inda Maleekim Muqtadir