English - Chapter 54

The hour (of Judgment) draws closer. The moon split apart

When they see a clear sign, they turn away and say, "(It is) an enduring illusion

They rejected (the truth), and followed their own whims. All matters must come to conclusion (at the appointed time)

Surely, stories have come to them (from the past) with sufficient moral example to restrain them (from being arrogant)

profound wisdom (has come)! But little do warnings benefit them

(So, oh prophet), turn away from them! That day, the caller shall summon them towards an unpleasant and onerous thing

Their eyes agape in fear, they shall spring out of their graves as if they were a swarm of locusts scattered around

Rushing towards the caller, the unbelievers would say, "This is (going to be) a hard (long) day

Prior to them, the nation of Nooh had defied. They rejected Our servant, and said, "(He is) insane!" He was rebuked and repulsed

So Nooh called his Lord (saying), "I have been overcome. Send Your help

We threw open the gates of the sky, and poured down a deluge

We riddled the earth with springs. All that water sufficed to implement the preordained purpose

And We had Nooh board a ship built with planks and nails

Under Our watchful eye, it sailed. A reward for the one who was rejected

We have surely left the ark as a sign. Is anyone there to heed

(Notice) how (severe) was My punishment, and how (true) were My warnings

We have really made this Qur´an easy (to understand)! Is anyone there to heed

The people of ´Aads´ rejected. So (notice) How (severe) was My punishment and how (true) were My warnings

In fact, We hit them with violent winds, on a day of unrelenting ill luck

The winds wrested people away and knocked them around, as if they were hollowed out trunks of the date trees

See how (severe) was My punishment, and how (true) were My warnings

We have really made this Qur´an easy (to understand)! Is anyone there to heed

The (people of) Samood also rejected the warnings

And they said, "Must we follow (the advice of) a mortal being, (just) one man among us? If we did that, we would certainly go astray! (That is) sheer madness

Is the (divine) message revealed to him, (and no one else), out of all the rest of us? No, rather he is a liar with delusions of self grandeur

(The messenger replied), "Tomorrow, you would find out for sure, who is the liar and who has delusions

(We told Our messenger), "We shall send a camel to serve as a test for them. So (just) observe and put up with them patiently

And tell them that the water supply would have to be shared. It would be by turns between them (and the camel). They would (have to) approach (the site of) water only at the schedule time

Instead, they summoned their comrade who (accepted the assignment and) butchered (the camel)

And (observe) how (severe) was My punishment, and how (true) were My warnings

We hit them with (just) a single blast, and suddenly they were like dried up straw sticking out of a mud wall

We have really made this Qur´an easy (to understand). Is anyone there to heed

The nation of Loot disregarded the warning

We hit them with a hurricane (of rocks and stones). But We rescued the family of Loot in the early hours of the morning

As a blessing from Us! This is how We reward the grateful ones

Loot had definitely, (and specifically), warned them of Our gruesome Might. But they remained skeptical of Our warnings

They attempted to seduce his guests, but We blinded their eyes. "Here! Experience a taste of My torment and My warning

And early in the morning, a lasting torment had certainly come to settle on them

Experience a taste of My torment and My warning

We have really made this Qur´an easy (to understand). Is anyone there to heed

Indeed, warnings had also come to the pharaoh and his people

They rejected all Our signs. So We took them to task. We clutched them with a masterful grasp of the Mighty, the most Proficient

Are your (present day) unbelievers in any way better than those ones (in the past)? Or have you been granted immunity by the scriptures

Do they say, "We are a (well knit) group bound to prevail

Soon every group would be routed and would turn their backs (to flee)

The fact is that the hour (of Judgment) is their appointed date (with disaster). That hour is far more ruinous and wrenching, a lot more (biting and) bitter

Indeed the criminals are (lost) in error, and are (engrossed) in a frenzied state (of denying the truth)

That day, fallen flat on their faces, the criminals would be dragged into the blaze. "Here! Taste a touch of hell

Indeed, We have created every single thing in appropriate proportions (with a plan and a purpose)

Our command (and its execution) is just one, (a single event). It comes about in a flash of an eye

We have certainly destroyed many like you. So, is anyone there to heed

Whatever they do is (recorded) in their book (of deeds)

Every single matter, big or small, is committed to writing

The pious would certainly be (living) in paradise amidst its rivers

Occupying the seats of sincerity (and honor) in the presence of the Mightiest Sovereign