English - Chapter 54 - Al-Qamar

The hour of judgment approacheth; and the moon hath been split in sunder

But if the unbelievers see a sign, they turn aside, saying, this is a powerful charm

And they accuse thee, O Mohammed, of imposture, and follow their own lusts: But every thing will be immutably fixed

And now hath a message come unto them, wherein is a determent from obstinate infidelity

the same being consummate wisdom: But warners profit them not

wherefore do thou withdraw from them. The day whereon the summoner shall summon mankind to an ungrateful business

they shall come forth from their graves with down-cast looks: Numerous as locusts scattered far abroad

hastening with terror unto the summoner. The unbelievers shall say, this is a day of distress

The people of Noah accused that prophet of imposture, before thy people rejected thee: They accused our servant of imposture, saying, he is a madman; and he was rejected with reproach

He called, therefore, upon his Lord, saying, verily I am overpowered; wherefore avenge me

So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring down

and We caused the earth to break forth into springs; so that the water of heaven and earth met, according to the decree which had been established

And We bare him on a vessel composed of planks and nails

which moved forward under our eyes: As a recompense unto him who had been ungratefully rejected

And We left the said vessel for a sign: But is any one warned thereby

And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

Now have We made the Koran easy for admoniton: But is any one admonished thereby

Ad charged their prophet with imposture: But how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

Verily We sent against them a roaring wind, on a day of continued ill-luck

It carried men away, as though they had been roots of palm-trees forcibly torn up

And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

Now have We made the Koran easy for admonition: But is any one admonished thereby

Thamud charged the admonitions of their prophet with falsehood

and said, shall we follow a single man among us? Verily we should then be guilty of error, and preposterous madness

Is the office of admonition committed unto him preferably to the rest of us? Nay; he is a liar, and an insolent fellow

But God said to Saleh, to morrow shall they know who is the liar, and the insolent person

For We will surely send the she-camel for a trial of them; and do thou observe them, and bear their insults with patience

And prophesy unto them that the water shall be divided between them, and each portion shall be sat down to alternately

And they called their companion: And he took a sword, and slew her

But how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening

For We sent against them one cry of the angel Gabriel, and they became like the dry sticks used by him who buildeth a fold for cattle

And now have We made the Koran easy for admonition: But is any one admonished thereby

The people of Lot charged his preaching with falsehood

But We sent against them a wind driving a shower of stones, which destroyed them all except the family of Lot; whom We delivered early in the morning

through favour from Us. Thus do We reward those who are thankful

And Lot had warned them of our severity in chastising; but they doubted of that warning

And they demanded his guests of him, that they might abuse them: But We put out their eyes, saying, taste my vengeance, and my threatening

And early in the morning a lasting punishment surprized them

Taste, therefore, my vengeance, and my threatening

The warning of Moses also came unto the people of Pharaoh

but they charged every one of our signs with imposture: Wherefore We chastised them with a mighty and irresistible chastisement

Are your unbelievers, O Meccans, better than these? Is immunity from punishment promised unto you in the scriptures

Do they say, we are a body of men able to prevail against our enemies

The multitude shall surely be put to flight, and shall turn their back

But the hour of judgment is their threatened time of punishment: And that hour shall be more grievous and more bitter than their afflictions in this life

Verily the wicked wander in error, and shall be tormented hereafter in burning flames

On that day they shall be dragged into the fire on their faces; and it shall be said unto them, taste ye the touch of hell

All things have We created bound by a fixed decree

And our command is no more than a single word, like the twinkling of an eye

We have formerly destroyed nations like unto you; but is any of you warned by their example

Every thing which they do is recorded in the books kept by the guardian angels

And every action, both small and great, is written down in the preserved table

Moreover the pious shall dwell among gardens and rivers

in the assembly of truth, in the presence of a most potent king