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Surah 54

Al-Qamar

The Moon

55 VersesMeccan RevelationMishary Rashid Alafasy
سُورَةُ القَمَرِ

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Ayah 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

English Translation

THE LAST HOUR draws near, and the moon is split asunder!

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Ayah 2

وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ

English Translation

But if they [who reject all thought of the Last Hour] were to see a sign [of its approach], they would turn aside and say, “An ever-recurring delusion!” –

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Ayah 3

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

English Translation

for they are bent on giving it the lie, being always wont to follow their own desires. Yet everything reveals its truth in the end.

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Ayah 4

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

English Translation

And withal, there has come unto them many a tiding that should have restrained [their arrogance]:

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Ayah 5

حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

English Translation

far-reaching wisdom [was held out to them]: but [since] all warnings have been of no avail,

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Ayah 6

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ

English Translation

turn thou away from them. On the Day when the Summoning Voice will sum­mon [man] unto something that the mind cannot conceive,

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Ayah 7

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ

English Translation

they will come forth from their graves, with their eyes downcast, [swarming about] like locusts scattered [by the wind],

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Ayah 8

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ

English Translation

running in con­fusion towards the Summoning Voice; [and] those who [now] deny the truth will exclaim, “Calamitous is this Day!”

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Ayah 9

۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

English Translation

[LONG] BEFORE those [who now deny resurrec­tion] did Noah’s people call it a lie; and they gave the lie to Our servant and said, “Mad is he!” - and he was repulsed.

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Ayah 10

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ

English Translation

Thereupon he called out to his Sustainer, “Verily, I am defeated; come Thou, then, to my succour!”

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Ayah 11

فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍۢ مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ

English Translation

And so We caused the gates of heaven to open with water pouring down in torrents,

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Ayah 12

وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًۭا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍۢ قَدْ قُدِرَ

English Translation

and caused the earth to burst forth with springs, so that the waters met for a purpose pre-ordained:

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Ayah 13

وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍۢ وَدُسُرٍۢ

English Translation

but him We bore on that [vessel] made of [mere] planks and nails,

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Ayah 14

تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءًۭ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

English Translation

and it floated under Our eyes: a recom­pense for him who had been rejected with ingratitude.

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Ayah 15

وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

English Translation

And, indeed, We have caused such [floating vessels] to remain forever a sign [of Our grace unto man]: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

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Ayah 16

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

English Translation

And how severe is the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!

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Ayah 17

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

English Translation

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

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Ayah 18

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

English Translation

TO THE TRUTH gave the lie [the tribe of] Ad: and how severe was the suffering which I inflicted when My warnings were disregarded!

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Ayah 19

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ

English Translation

Behold, We let loose upon them a raging storm wind on a day of bitter misfortune:

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Ayah 20

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ

English Translation

it swept the people away as though they were palm-trunks uprooted:

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Ayah 21

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

English Translation

for, how severe is the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!

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Ayah 22

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

English Translation

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

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Ayah 23

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

English Translation

[AND the tribe of] Thamud gave the lie to all [Our] warnings;

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Ayah 24

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًۭا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًۭا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍ

English Translation

and they said: “Are we to follow one single mortal, one from among ourselves? In that case, behold, we would certainly sink into error and folly!

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Ayah 25

أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌۭ

English Translation

Why - on him alone from among all of us should a [divine] reminder have been bestowed? Nay, but he is a boastful liar!”

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Ayah 26

سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًۭا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ

English Translation

[And God said:] “On the morrow they will come to know who the boastful liar is!

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Ayah 27

إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

English Translation

Behold, [O Salih] We are letting loose this she-camel as a test for them; and thou but watch them, and contain thyself in patience.

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Ayah 28

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ

English Translation

And let them know that the water [of their wells] is to be divided between them, with each share of water equitably apportioned.”

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Ayah 29

فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

English Translation

But they summoned their [boldest] companion, and he ventured [upon the evil deed], and cruelly slaughtered [the animal]:

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Ayah 30

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

English Translation

and how severe was the suffering which I inflicted when My warnings were disregarded!

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Ayah 31

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

English Translation

Behold, We let loose upon them one single blast [of Our punishment], and they became like the dried-up, crumbling twigs of a sheepfold.

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Ayah 32

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

English Translation

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

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Ayah 33

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

English Translation

LOT ’S PEOPLE [too] gave the lie to all [Our] warn­ings:

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Ayah 34

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍۢ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٍۢ

English Translation

[and so,] behold, We let loose upon them a deadly tempest; and only Lot ’s kinsfolk did We save at the break of dawn,

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Ayah 35

نِّعْمَةًۭ مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

English Translation

as a blessing from Us: thus do We reward all who are grateful.

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Ayah 36

وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

English Translation

For he had truly warned them of Our punishing might; but they stubbornly cast doubt on these warn­ings,

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Ayah 37

وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

English Translation

and even demanded that he give up his guests [to them]: whereupon We deprived them of their sight [and thus told them, as it were]: “Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!”

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Ayah 38

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌۭ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

English Translation

And, indeed, abiding suffering did befall them early on the morrow:

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Ayah 39

فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

English Translation

“Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!”

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Ayah 40

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

English Translation

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

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Ayah 41

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

English Translation

Now surely, unto Pharaoh’s folk [too] came such warnings;

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Ayah 42

كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

English Translation

they, too, gave the lie to all Our messages: and thereupon We took them to task as only the Almighty, who determines all things, can take to task.

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Ayah 43

أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌۭ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

English Translation

ARE, THEN, those of you who [now] deny the truth better than those others - or have you, per­chance, [been promised] immunity in the [ancient] books of [divine] wisdom?

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Ayah 44

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌۭ مُّنتَصِرٌۭ

English Translation

Or do they say, “We are a group united, [and therefore] bound to prevail”?

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Ayah 45

سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ

English Translation

[Yet] the hosts [of those who deny the truth] shall be routed, and they shall turn their backs [in flight]!

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Ayah 46

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

English Translation

But nay - the Last Hour is the time when they shall truly meet their fate; and that Last Hour will be most calamitous, and most bitter:

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Ayah 47

إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍۢ

English Translation

for, behold, those who are lost in sin [will at that time come to know that it is they who] were sunk in error and folly!

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Ayah 48

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

English Translation

On the Day when they shall be dragged into the fire on their faces, [they will be told:] “Taste now the touch of hell-fire!”

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Ayah 49

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٍۢ

English Translation

BEHOLD, everything have We created in due measure and proportion;

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Ayah 50

وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌۭ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ

English Translation

and Our ordaining [a thing and its coming into being] is but one [act], like the twinkling of an eye.

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Ayah 51

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

English Translation

Thus, indeed, did We destroy people like you [in the past]: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

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Ayah 52

وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

English Translation

[They were truly guilty] because all [the evil] that they ever did had been [revealed to them as such] in the [ancient] books of [divine] wisdom;

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Ayah 53

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

English Translation

and everything [that man does], be it small or great, is recorded [with God].

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Ayah 54

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَنَهَرٍۢ

English Translation

[Hence, too,] behold, the God-conscious will find themselves in [a paradise of] gardens and running waters,

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Ayah 55

فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ

English Translation

in a seat of truth, in the presence of a Sovereign who determines all things.

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