Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon)

سُورَةُ القمر

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ﴿١﴾

   54:1 The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].[1577]

   Notes

   [1577] This was a sign given by Allāh to Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) when the Quraysh challenged him to show them a miracle.

2. وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ ﴿٢﴾

   54:2 And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."[1578]

   Notes

   [1578] Or "Continuing magic."

3. وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرٖ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ ﴿٣﴾

   54:3 And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

4. وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ ﴿٤﴾

   54:4 And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.

5. حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةٞۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ﴿٥﴾

   54:5 Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

6. فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ ﴿٦﴾

   54:6 So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller[1579] calls to something forbidding,

   Notes

   [1579] Said to be an angel announcing the account and judgement.

7. خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ ﴿٧﴾

   54:7 Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

8. مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ ﴿٨﴾

   54:8 Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

9. ۞ كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٞ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ ﴿٩﴾

   54:9 The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

10. فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَغۡلُوبٞ فَٱنتَصِرۡ ﴿١٠﴾

    54:10 So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."

11. فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٖ مُّنۡهَمِرٖ ﴿١١﴾

    54:11 Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down

12. وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونٗا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٖ قَدۡ قُدِرَ ﴿١٢﴾

    54:12 And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.

13. وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٰحٖ وَدُسُرٖ ﴿١٣﴾

    54:13 And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

14. تَجۡرِي بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءٗ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ﴿١٤﴾

    54:14 Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.

15. وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةٗ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ﴿١٥﴾

    54:15 And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?

16. فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ﴿١٦﴾

    54:16 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.[1580]

    Notes

    [1580] To those after them, who were expected to derive a lesson from previous occurrences.

17. وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ﴿١٧﴾

    54:17 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

18. كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٞ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ﴿١٨﴾

    54:18 ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

19. إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا فِي يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٖ مُّسۡتَمِرّٖ ﴿١٩﴾

    54:19 Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

20. تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٖ مُّنقَعِرٖ ﴿٢٠﴾

    54:20 Extracting the people[1581] as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

    Notes

    [1581] From their hiding places.

21. فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ﴿٢١﴾

    54:21 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

22. وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ﴿٢٢﴾

    54:22 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

23. كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿٢٣﴾

    54:23 Thamūd denied the warning.

24. فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ ﴿٢٤﴾

    54:24 And said, "Is it one human being[1582] among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

    Notes

    [1582] i.e., the prophet Ṣāliḥ.

25. أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ ﴿٢٥﴾

    54:25 Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."

26. سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ ﴿٢٦﴾

    54:26 They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.

27. إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ ﴿٢٧﴾

    54:27 Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.[1583]

    Notes

    [1583] This and the following verse are an address to Ṣāliḥ (upon him be peace).

28. وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ ﴿٢٨﴾

    54:28 And inform them that the water is shared between them,[1584] each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

    Notes

    [1584] i.e., between the tribe of Thamūd and the she-camel - a day for each to drink.

29. فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ﴿٢٩﴾

    54:29 But they called their companion,[1585] and he dared[1586] and hamstrung [her].

    Notes

    [1585] i.e., the worst and most despicable among them. [1586] Or "he took," referring to his sword or to the she-camel.

30. فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ﴿٣٠﴾

    54:30 And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

31. إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ ﴿٣١﴾

    54:31 Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

32. وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ﴿٣٢﴾

    54:32 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

33. كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿٣٣﴾

    54:33 The people of Lot denied the warning.

34. إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٖۖ نَّجَّيۡنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٖ ﴿٣٤﴾

    54:34 Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.

35. نِّعۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَن شَكَرَ ﴿٣٥﴾

    54:35 As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.

36. وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿٣٦﴾

    54:36 And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.

37. وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ﴿٣٧﴾

    54:37 And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

38. وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٞ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ ﴿٣٨﴾

    54:38 And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.

39. فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ﴿٣٩﴾

    54:39 So taste My punishment and warning.

40. وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ﴿٤٠﴾

    54:40 And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

41. وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ ﴿٤١﴾

    54:41 And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

42. كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٖ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ ﴿٤٢﴾

    54:42 They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

43. أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أُوْلَٰٓئِكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٞ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ ﴿٤٣﴾

    54:43 Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?

44. أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعٞ مُّنتَصِرٞ ﴿٤٤﴾

    54:44 Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?

45. سَيُهۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ ﴿٤٥﴾

    54:45 [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].[1587]

    Notes

    [1587] This foretold event took place on the day of Badr.

46. بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ ﴿٤٦﴾

    54:46 But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.

47. إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٖ ﴿٤٧﴾

    54:47 Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.[1588].

    Notes

    [1588] Or "in blazing fires."

48. يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ ﴿٤٨﴾

    54:48 The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."[1589]

    Notes

    [1589] One of the proper names of Hell.

49. إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٖ ﴿٤٩﴾

    54:49 Indeed, all things We created with predestination.

50. وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٞ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ ﴿٥٠﴾

    54:50 And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.

51. وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ ﴿٥١﴾

    54:51 And We have already destroyed your kinds,[1590] so is there any who will remember?

    Notes

    [1590] i.e., those similar to you in attitude and behavior when they rejected Allāh's messengers.

52. وَكُلُّ شَيۡءٖ فَعَلُوهُ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ ﴿٥٢﴾

    54:52 And everything they did is in written records.

53. وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٖ وَكَبِيرٖ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ ﴿٥٣﴾

    54:53 And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.

54. إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَنَهَرٖ ﴿٥٤﴾

    54:54 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,

55. فِي مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٖ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ ﴿٥٥﴾

    54:55 In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.[1591]

    Notes

    [1591] Who accomplishes whatever He wills whenever He wills.