54. THE MOON (al-Qamar)

In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful

1. The Hour has drawn near, and the moon
   has split.
2. Yet whenever they see a miracle, they turn
   away, and say, “Continuous magic.”
3. They lied, and followed their opinions, but
   everything has its time.
4. And there came to them news containing a
   deterrent.
5. Profound wisdom—but warnings are of no
   avail.
6. So turn away from them. On the Day when
   the Caller calls to something terrible.
7. Their eyes humiliated, they will emerge
   from the graves, as if they were swarming locusts.
8. Scrambling towards the Caller, the disbelievers will say, “This is a difficult Day.”
9. Before them the people of Noah disbelieved.
   They rejected Our servant, and said, “Crazy,”
   and he was rebuked.
10. So he appealed to his Lord, “I am overwhelmed, so help me.”
11. So We opened the floodgates of heaven
    with water pouring down.
12. And We made the earth burst with springs,
    and the waters met for a purpose already destined.
13. And We carried him on a craft of planks
    and nails.
14. Sailing before Our eyes; a reward for him
    who was rejected.
15. And We left it as a sign. Is there anyone
    who would take heed?
16. So how were My punishment and My
    warnings?
17. We made the Quran easy to learn. Is there
    anyone who would learn?
18. Aad denied the truth. So how were My
    punishment and My warnings?
19. We unleashed upon them a screaming
    wind, on a day of unrelenting misery.
20. Plucking the people away, as though they
    were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.
21. So how were My punishment and My
    warnings?
22. We made the Quran easy to remember. Is
    there anyone who would remember?
23. Thamood rejected the warnings.
24. They said, “Are we to follow one of us, a
    human being? We would then go astray, and
    end up in Hell.
25. Was the message given to him, out of all of
    us? In fact, he is a wicked liar.”
26. They will know tomorrow who the wicked
    liar is.
27. We are sending the she-camel as a test for
    them; so watch them and be patient.
28. And inform them that the water is to be
    shared between them; each share of drink
    made available.
29. But they called their friend, and he dared,
    and he slaughtered.
30. So how were My punishment and My
    warnings?
31. We sent against them a single Scream, and
    they became like crushed hay.
32. We made the Quran easy to understand. Is
    there anyone who would understand?
33. The people of Lot rejected the warnings.
34. We unleashed upon them a shower of
    stones, except for the family of Lot; We rescued them at dawn.
35. A blessing from Us. Thus We reward the
    thankful.
36. He had warned them of Our onslaught, but
    they dismissed the warnings.
37. They even lusted for his guest, so We obliterated their eyes. “So taste My punishment
    and My warnings.”
38. Early morning brought upon them enduring punishment.
39. So taste My punishment and My warnings.
40. We made the Quran easy to memorize. Is
    there anyone who would memorize?
41. The warnings also came to the people of
    Pharaoh.
42. They rejected Our signs, all of them, so We
    seized them—the seizure of an Almighty
    Omnipotent.
43. Are your unbelievers better than all those?
    Or do you have immunity in the scriptures?
44. Or do they say, “We are united, and we will
    be victorious”?
45. The multitude will be defeated, and they
    will turn their backs.
46. The Hour is their appointed time—the
    Hour is more disastrous, and most bitter.
47. The wicked are in confusion and madness.
48. The Day when they are dragged upon their
    faces into the Fire: “Taste the touch of Saqar.”
49. Everything We created is precisely measured.
50. And Our command is but once, like the
    twinkling of an eye.
51. We have destroyed your likes. Is there anyone who would ponder?
52. Everything they have done is in the Books.
53. Everything, small or large, is written down.
54. The righteous will be amidst gardens and
    rivers.
55. In an assembly of virtue, in the presence of
    an Omnipotent King.