54. Sūrat Al-Qamar · The Moon

The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.

The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

THE LAST HOUR draws near, and the moon is split asunder!

The Hour came near and the moon was split.

The Last Hour has drawn near and the moon has split into two

Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”

And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.

But if they [who reject all thought of the Last Hour] were to see a sign [of its approach], they would turn aside and say, “An ever-recurring delusion!” –

And if they see any sign, they turn their faces and say this is magic perpetual.

And if they (the disbelievers) see a sign (a miracle), they turn their faces away and say: ‘This is the powerful magic ever running down through ages.

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

They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision

for they are bent on giving it the lie, being always wont to follow their own desires. Yet everything reveals its truth in the end.

And they belied and followed their desires, and every affair has already been resolved.

And they have rejected (the truth even now) and followed their vain desires. And everything (that has been promised) is to take place at the appointed time

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

And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

And withal, there has come unto them many a tiding that should have restrained [their arrogance]:

And undoubtedly, there has come to them those tidings wherein there was enough to check.

And indeed, the news has come to them (of the earlier communities) containing lessons of warning and admonition (on disbelief and disobedience)

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

Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

far-reaching wisdom [was held out to them]: but [since] all warnings have been of no avail,

Perfect wisdom, but warners profit them not.

(This Qur’an) is perfect intellect and reason. Are the Warners still not of any benefit

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

So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.

turn thou away from them. On the Day when the Summoning Voice will sum­mon [man] unto something that the mind cannot conceive,

So, turn you away from them. The day when the caller will call towards a harsh unrecognized thing.

So turn your face away from them. The Day when the caller (angel) will call towards the most detestable thing (the expanse of the last assembly)

With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts,

With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,

they will come forth from their graves, with their eyes downcast, [swarming about] like locusts scattered [by the wind],

Casting down their eyes, they will come out of the Graves as they are locusts scattered.

With eyes cast down, they will come out of their graves like scattered locusts

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

Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.

running in con­fusion towards the Summoning Voice; [and] those who [now] deny the truth will exclaim, “Calamitous is this Day!”

Hastening towards the Caller. The infidels will say, 'this day is hard'.

Rushing towards the caller running. The disbelievers will say: ‘This is a very hard Day.

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

The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

[LONG] BEFORE those [who now deny resurrec­tion] did Noah’s people call it a lie; and they gave the lie to Our servant and said, “Mad is he!” - and he was repulsed.

The people of Nuh belied before them, they declared Our bondman to be liar and said, 'he is a madman and scolded him'. me.

The people of Nuh (Noah) also denied before this. So they belied Our servant (Nuh [Noah], the Messenger) and said: ‘(He) is mad.’ And he was given threats

So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”

So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.

Thereupon he called out to his Sustainer, “Verily, I am defeated; come Thou, then, to my succour!”

He therefore prayed to his Lord, saying 'I am vanquished, do then take revenge for me.

So he prayed to his Lord: ‘I am powerless (before the transgressions of my people) so exact revenge.

So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain,

Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

And so We caused the gates of heaven to open with water pouring down in torrents,

Then We opened the doors of heaven with forceful flowing water.

Then We opened the gates of heaven with torrential rain

and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.

And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.

and caused the earth to burst forth with springs, so that the waters met for a purpose pre-ordained:

And We made the earth flow with springs, so the two waters met to such a quantity, which was already decreed.

And We burst springs from the earth. So the water (of the earth and the heaven) collected for the same purpose that had been decreed already (for their destruction)

We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails,

And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,

but him We bore on that [vessel] made of [mere] planks and nails,

And We bore Nuh on a thing of planks and nails.

And We carried him (Nuh [Noah]) in the (Ark) built with planks and nails

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

That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.

and it floated under Our eyes: a recom­pense for him who had been rejected with ingratitude.

Floating before Our eyes, a recompense for him who was rejected.

Which floated before Our eyes (under Our security. All this) was done to exact revenge for him, Nuh (Noah), who was rejected

We certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?

And, indeed, We have caused such [floating vessels] to remain forever a sign [of Our grace unto man]: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

And We left it as a sign. Is there then any one who would pay attention?

And surely, We made (the ruins of the Deluge) subsist as a sign. So is there anyone who will think (and take advice)

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

And how severe is the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!

Therefore, how were My torment and My warnings?

So how My torment and My warning were

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

And verily, We have made Quran easy for remembering, is there then any one to remember?

And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy for direction and guidance, but is there anyone who will take advice

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

(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

TO THE TRUTH gave the lie [the tribe of] Ad: and how severe was the suffering which I inflicted when My warnings were disregarded!

Aad belied, then how was My torment and My warnings?

(The people of) ‘Ad too rejected (the Messengers). So how (awful) My torment (upon them) and My warning were

Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery,

Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

Behold, We let loose upon them a raging storm wind on a day of bitter misfortune:

Surely, We sent against them a strong windstorm in a day whose ill-fortune remained lasting over them.

Surely, We sent upon them a howling windstorm on a day of lasting evil (in their favour)

that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.

Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.

it swept the people away as though they were palm-trunks uprooted:

It used to beat down the men as though they are the roots of uprooted palm trees

That plucked out people as if they were uprooted stems of date-palms

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

for, how severe is the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!

Then how were My torment and My warning?

Then how (awful) My torment and My warning were

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

And undoubtedly, We made the Quran easy for remembering is there then any one to remember,

And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy for direction and guidance, but is there anyone who will take advice

Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,

(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

[AND the tribe of] Thamud gave the lie to all [Our] warnings;

Thamud belied the Messengers.

(The people of) Thamud also rejected the Warning Messengers

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

For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.

and they said: “Are we to follow one single mortal, one from among ourselves? In that case, behold, we would certainly sink into error and folly!

And they said, 'shall we follow a man from among our selves? Then we in deed are misled and mad.

So they said: ‘Are we to follow a human being who is one of us? Then we shall certainly run into error and insanity

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

Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.

Why - on him alone from among all of us should a [divine] reminder have been bestowed? Nay, but he is a boastful liar!”

Has the Reminder been sent down upon him from all among us? Nay, rather he is great liar, self-boaster.

Has the direction and guidance (Revelation) been sent down to him alone out of all of us? The truth is that he is a great liar, self-conceited (and arrogant).

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

(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.

[And God said:] “On the morrow they will come to know who the boastful liar is!

Very soon, tomorrow they will know who was a big liar, self-boaster?

They will come to know tomorrow (on the Day of Judgment) who is a great liar, self-conceited (and arrogant)

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

Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;

Behold, [O Salih] We are letting loose this she-camel as a test for them; and thou but watch them, and contain thyself in patience.

We are to send the she Camel for their trial, therefore O Saleh! Watch them and have patience.

Indeed, We are going to send a she-camel for them to test them. So, (O Salih,) wait for their (end) and continue observing patience

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

And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.

And let them know that the water [of their wells] is to be divided between them, with each share of water equitably apportioned.”

And inform them that the water has been divided between them in shares. He who has his turn should be presented at the share.

And make it known to them that water has been divided between them (and the she-camel). Everyone will be served with the share of water by turn

But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.

But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).

But they summoned their [boldest] companion, and he ventured [upon the evil deed], and cruelly slaughtered [the animal]:

Then they called their companion and he after taking the sword hamstrung her.

So they called one of their companions (named Qidar). He attacked (the she-camel with a sword) and hamstrung her

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

and how severe was the suffering which I inflicted when My warnings were disregarded!

Then how were My torment and My warnings

Then how (awful) My torment and My warning were

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

Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.

Behold, We let loose upon them one single blast [of Our punishment], and they became like the dried-up, crumbling twigs of a sheepfold.

We sent against them a single uproar, hence they became like the left over grass of enclosure builders, dry, trampled.

Verily, We sent upon them a terrible roar. So they became like a thatcher’s trampled stubble

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

And verily, We made the Quran easy for remembering, is there then any one to remember?

And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy for direction and guidance, but is there anyone who will take advice

The people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings.

The folk of Lot rejected warnings.

LOT ’S PEOPLE [too] gave the lie to all [Our] warn­ings:

The people of Lut belied the Messengers.

The people of Lut (Lot) also rejected the Warners

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

Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,

[and so,] behold, We let loose upon them a deadly tempest; and only Lot ’s kinsfolk did We save at the break of dawn,

Verily, We sent over them a storm of stones except the family of Lut. We rescued them by early dawn.

Surely, We sent a windstorm raining stones upon them except the family of Lut (Lot). We saved them (from the torment) in the later part of the night

as a blessing from Us. This is how We reward whoever gives thanks.

As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.

as a blessing from Us: thus do We reward all who are grateful.

As a favour from Us. Thus do We recompense him who is grateful.

With a special favour from Us. In the same way, We give reward to him who gives thanks

He had already warned them of Our ˹crushing˺ blow but they disputed the warnings.

And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.

For he had truly warned them of Our punishing might; but they stubbornly cast doubt on these warn­ings,

And surely, he had warned them of Our grasp, but they doubted in the Commandments of warning.

And no doubt, Lut (Lot) warned them of Our seizure but, having doubts about his warnings, they denied

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

They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!

and even demanded that he give up his guests [to them]: whereupon We deprived them of their sight [and thus told them, as it were]: “Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!”

They intended to solicit him from his guests, so We obliterated their every saying, 'taste My torment and My warning.

And indeed, they made up their minds to snatch from Lut (Lot) his guests. So We erased the structure of their eyes and stripped them of sight, then (said to them:) ‘Taste My punishment and warning.

And indeed, by the early morning they were overwhelmed by an unrelenting torment.

And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.

And, indeed, abiding suffering did befall them early on the morrow:

And undoubtedly, there came upon them early in the morning a lasting torment.

And surely, the everlasting punishment reached them early in the morning

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

Now taste My punishment after My warnings!

“Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!”

Taste then My torment and My warning.

Then (it was said to them:) ‘Taste My punishment and warning.

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

And undoubtedly, We made Quran easy for remembering. Is there then any one to remember?

And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy for direction and guidance, but is there anyone who will take advice

And indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh.

And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

Now surely, unto Pharaoh’s folk [too] came such warnings;

And verily the Messengers came to the people of Firawn (Pharoah).

And surely, the Warners came to the people of Pharaoh (as well)

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

Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.

they, too, gave the lie to all Our messages: and thereupon We took them to task as only the Almighty, who determines all things, can take to task.

They belied all Our signs Then We seized them with a grave befitting to the dignity of the Honourable and the All Authoritative.

They denied all Our signs. Then We seized them with the seizure befitting the Glory of Almighty, All-Powerful

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

Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures?

ARE, THEN, those of you who [now] deny the truth better than those others - or have you, per­chance, [been promised] immunity in the [ancient] books of [divine] wisdom?

Are your infidels better than those? Or have you an exemption in the Scriptures'

(O Quraysh of Mecca!) Are your disbelievers better than the people (before), or has your salvation been written in the (revealed) Books

Or do they say, “We are all ˹a˺ united ˹front˺, bound to prevail.”?

Or say they: We are a host victorious?

Or do they say, “We are a group united, [and therefore] bound to prevail”?

Or is it that they say, 'We shall take revenge all-together'.

Or do these (disbelievers) say: ‘We are a strong party dominant (over the Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him])’

˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee.

The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.

[Yet] the hosts [of those who deny the truth] shall be routed, and they shall turn their backs [in flight]!

Now this multitude is being driven out and they will turn their backs.

Soon this party will be defeated (in the battlefield of Badr), and they will flee away, turning their backs

Better yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter.

Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).

But nay - the Last Hour is the time when they shall truly meet their fate; and that Last Hour will be most calamitous, and most bitter:

Nay, rather the Hour is their promise and the Hour is the hardest and bitterest.

But their (actual) promise is the Last Hour, and the Last Hour is extremely terrible and most agonizing

Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes.

Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.

for, behold, those who are lost in sin [will at that time come to know that it is they who] were sunk in error and folly!

Surely, the culprits are misled and mad.

Assuredly, the evildoers are in (the fold of) error and insanity (or Fire)

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

On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.

On the Day when they shall be dragged into the fire on their faces, [they will be told:] “Taste now the touch of hell-fire!”

The day when they shall be dragged into the fire on their faces and it will be said to them, 'taste the flame of the Hell.

The Day when they will be dragged into Hell on their faces (it will be said to them:) ‘Taste burning in Hell.

Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained.

Lo! We have created every thing by measure.

BEHOLD, everything have We created in due measure and proportion;

Undoubtedly, We created every thing according to an estimate

Surely, We have created everything according to a fixed measure

Our command is but a single word, done in the blink of an eye.

And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.

and Our ordaining [a thing and its coming into being] is but one [act], like the twinkling of an eye.

And Our work is only a matter as the twinkling of an eye

And Our command comes into action once and for all as the twinkling of an eye

We have already destroyed the likes of you. So will any ˹of you˺ be mindful?

And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth?

Thus, indeed, did We destroy people like you [in the past]: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

And undoubtedly, We have destroyed your likes, is there anyone to look into?

And surely, We destroyed (many of) your groups. So is there anyone who will take advice

Everything they have done is ˹listed˺ in ˹their˺ records.

And every thing they did is in the scriptures,

[They were truly guilty] because all [the evil] that they ever did had been [revealed to them as such] in the [ancient] books of [divine] wisdom;

And whatever they have done is in the Books.

And whatever they did is (recorded) in (their) Books of Deeds

Every matter, small and large, is written ˹precisely˺.

And every small and great thing is recorded.

and everything [that man does], be it small or great, is recorded [with God].

And everything, small or big has been written down.

And every (action), small or big, has been written

Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers,

Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,

[Hence, too,] behold, the God-conscious will find themselves in [a paradise of] gardens and running waters,

Undoubtedly, the pious are in gardens and stream.

Indeed, the Godfearing will (rejoice) in gardens and streams

at the Seat of Honour in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign.

Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.

in a seat of truth, in the presence of a Sovereign who determines all things.

In the sitting of truth before the sovereign Most Authoritative

And will (be seated) in special nearness to the Sovereign Lord of (true) power during holy sessions