English - Chapter 54 - Al-Qamar

The Hour draws near, and the moon is breached

And if they see a sign, they turn away and Say: "Continuous magic

And they disbelieved, and followed their desires, and every old tradition

While the news had come to them in which there was sufficient warning

A perfect wisdom; but the warnings are of no benefit

So turn away from them; the Day will come when the caller will announce a terrible disaster

With their eyes humiliated, they come out of the graves like scattered locusts

Hastening towards the caller, the rejecters will Say: "This is a difficult Day

The people of Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved Our servant and said: "He is crazy!" and he was oppressed

So he called on his Lord: "I am beaten, so grant me victory

So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring water

And We caused springs to gush out of the Earth. Thus the waters met to a command which had been measured

We carried him on a craft made of slabs and mortar

It ran under Our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected

And We have left it as a sign. Do any of you wish to learn

So how was My retribution after the warnings

And We made the Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn

Aad disbelieved. So how was My retribution after the warnings

We sent upon them a violent wind, on a day of continuous misery

It uprooted the people as if they were decayed palm tree trunks

So how was My retribution after the warnings

We made the Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn

Thamud rejected the warnings

They said: "Shall we follow one of us; a human being We will then go astray, and be in Hell

Has the message come down to him, instead of us He is an evil liar

They will find out tomorrow who the evil liar is

We are sending the camel as a test for them. So observe them and be patient

And inform them that the water shall be divided between them; each shall be allowed to drink in the specified time

But they called on their friend, and he was paid to slaughter

So how was My retribution after the warnings

We sent upon them one scream, whereupon they became like harvested hay

We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn

The people of Lot rejected the warners

We sent upon them projectiles. Except for the family of Lot, We saved them at dawn

A blessing from Us; it is thus that We reward those who are appreciative

And he warned them about Our punishment, but they ridiculed the warnings

And they sought to remove him from his guests; so We diverted their eyes. "Taste My retribution; you have been warned

And in the early morning, a devastating retribution struck them

We made the Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn

And the warnings had come to the people of Pharaoh

They rejected all Our signs. So We took them, the taking of the Noble, the Able

Are your rejecters better than those Or have you been absolved by the Scripture

Or do they Say: "We are a large group and we will win

The large group will be defeated; they will turn around and flee

The Hour is their appointed time, and the Hour is far worse and more painful

The criminals are in error and will burn

The Day when they will be dragged upon their faces into the Fire: "Taste the agony of the scorching heat

Everything We have created in measure

And Our commands are done at once with the blink of an eye

And We have destroyed your counterparts. Do any of you wish to learn

And everything they did is in the records

And everything, small or large, is written down

The righteous will be in paradises and rivers

In a position of honour, at an Omnipotent King