The Moon

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ1

Ayah 1

Translation of the meaningThe Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺

وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةࣰ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرࣱ مُّسۡتَمِرࣱّ‏2

Ayah 2

Translation of the meaningYet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”

وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرࣲ مُّسۡتَقِرࣱّ‏3

Ayah 3

Translation of the meaningThey rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ4

Ayah 4

Translation of the meaningeven though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent

حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةࣱۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ5

Ayah 5

Translation of the meaning˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءࣲ نُّكُرٍ6

Ayah 6

Translation of the meaningSo turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying

خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادࣱ مُّنتَشِرࣱ‏7

Ayah 7

Translation of the meaningWith eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts

مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرࣱ‏8

Ayah 8

Translation of the meaningrushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”

۞كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحࣲ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونࣱ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ9

Ayah 9

Translation of the meaningBefore them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَغۡلُوبࣱ فَٱنتَصِرۡ10

Ayah 10

Translation of the meaningSo he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”

فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءࣲ مُّنۡهَمِرࣲ‏11

Ayah 11

Translation of the meaningSo We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain

وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونࣰ ا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرࣲ قَدۡ قُدِرَ12

Ayah 12

Translation of the meaningand caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set

وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٰحࣲ وَدُسُرࣲ‏13

Ayah 13

Translation of the meaningWe carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails

تَجۡرِي بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءࣰ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ14

Ayah 14

Translation of the meaningsailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied

وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةࣰ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏15

Ayah 15

Translation of the meaningWe certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ16

Ayah 16

Translation of the meaningThen how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏17

Ayah 17

Translation of the meaningAnd We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادࣱ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ18

Ayah 18

Translation of the meaning’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحࣰ ا صَرۡصَرࣰ ا فِي يَوۡمِ نَحۡسࣲ مُّسۡتَمِرࣲّ‏19

Ayah 19

Translation of the meaningIndeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلࣲ مُّنقَعِرࣲ‏20

Ayah 20

Translation of the meaningthat snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ21

Ayah 21

Translation of the meaningThen how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏22

Ayah 22

Translation of the meaningAnd We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ23

Ayah 23

Translation of the meaningThamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرࣰ ا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدࣰ ا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذࣰ ا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلࣲ وَسُعُرٍ24

Ayah 24

Translation of the meaningarguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane

أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرࣱ‏25

Ayah 25

Translation of the meaningHas the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”

سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدࣰ ا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ26

Ayah 26

Translation of the meaning˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is

إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةࣰ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ27

Ayah 27

Translation of the meaningWe are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبࣲ مُّحۡتَضَرࣱ‏28

Ayah 28

Translation of the meaningAnd tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”

فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ29

Ayah 29

Translation of the meaningBut they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ30

Ayah 30

Translation of the meaningThen how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ31

Ayah 31

Translation of the meaningIndeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏32

Ayah 32

Translation of the meaningAnd We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ33

Ayah 33

Translation of the meaningThe people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطࣲۖ نَّجَّيۡنَٰهُم بِسَحَرࣲ‏34

Ayah 34

Translation of the meaningWe unleashed upon them a storm of stones. As for ˹the believers of˺ Lot’s family, We delivered them before dawn

نِّعۡمَةࣰ مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَن شَكَرَ35

Ayah 35

Translation of the meaningas a blessing from Us. This is how We reward whoever gives thanks

وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ36

Ayah 36

Translation of the meaningHe had already warned them of Our ˹crushing˺ blow but they disputed the warnings

وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ37

Ayah 37

Translation of the meaningAnd they even demanded his angel-guests from him, so We blinded their eyes. ˹And they were told,˺ “Taste then My punishment and warnings!”

وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابࣱ مُّسۡتَقِرࣱّ‏38

Ayah 38

Translation of the meaningAnd indeed, by the early morning they were overwhelmed by an unrelenting torment

فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ39

Ayah 39

Translation of the meaning˹Again they were told,˺ “Taste now My punishment and warnings!”

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏40

Ayah 40

Translation of the meaningAnd We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ41

Ayah 41

Translation of the meaningAnd indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزࣲ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ42

Ayah 42

Translation of the meaning˹But˺ they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the ˹crushing˺ grip of the Almighty, Most Powerful

أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرࣱ مِّنۡ أُوْلَٰٓئِكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةࣱ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ43

Ayah 43

Translation of the meaningNow, are you ˹Meccan˺ disbelievers superior to those ˹destroyed peoples˺? Or have you ˹been granted˺ immunity ˹from punishment˺ in divine Books

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعࣱ مُّنتَصِرࣱ‏44

Ayah 44

Translation of the meaningOr do they say, “We are all ˹a˺ united ˹front˺, bound to prevail.”

سَيُهۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ45

Ayah 45

Translation of the meaning˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ46

Ayah 46

Translation of the meaningBetter yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ وَسُعُرࣲ‏47

Ayah 47

Translation of the meaningIndeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes

يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ48

Ayah 48

Translation of the meaningOn the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, ˹they will be told,˺ “Taste the touch of Hell!”

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ بِقَدَرࣲ‏49

Ayah 49

Translation of the meaningIndeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained

وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةࣱ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ50

Ayah 50

Translation of the meaningOur command is but a single word, done in the blink of an eye

وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرࣲ‏51

Ayah 51

Translation of the meaningWe have already destroyed the likes of you. So will any ˹of you˺ be mindful

وَكُلُّ شَيۡءࣲ فَعَلُوهُ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ52

Ayah 52

Translation of the meaningEverything they have done is ˹listed˺ in ˹their˺ records

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرࣲ وَكَبِيرࣲ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ53

Ayah 53

Translation of the meaningEvery matter, small and large, is written ˹precisely˺

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَنَهَرࣲ‏54

Ayah 54

Translation of the meaningIndeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers

فِي مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكࣲ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ55

Ayah 55

Translation of the meaningat the Seat of Honour in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign