بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ
Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar
The Hour of Resurrection drew near and the moon split asunder.
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ
Wa iny yaraw aayatany yu'ridoo wa yaqooloo sihrum mustamirr
(Regardless of any Signs these people see), they turn away and say: “This is an ongoing sorcery.”
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ
Wa kazzaboo wattaba'ooo ahwaaa'ahum; wa kullu amrim mustaqirr
They also gave the lie to (the splitting asunder of the moon) and only followed their desires. Yet everything is destined to reach an end.
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
Wa laqad jaaa'ahum minal ambaaa'i maa feehi muzdajar
Surely there came to them narratives (of the ancient nations) that should suffice to deter (them from transgression),
حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
Hikmatum baalighatun famaa tughnin nuzur
narratives that are full of consummate wisdom. But warnings do not avail them.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ
Fatawalla 'anhum; yawma yad'ud daa'i ilaa shai 'in nukur
So turn away from them, (O Prophet). On the Day when a caller shall call them to a thing most terrible,
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ
khushsha'an absaaruhum yakrujoona minal ajdaasi ka annahum jaraadum muntashir
with down-cast eyes they shall go forth from their graves, as though they were scattered locusts.
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ
Muhti'eena ilad daa'i yaqoolul kafiroona haazaa yawmun 'asir
They shall be hurrying forth towards the caller, and the unbelievers (who had once denied this Day), will say: “This is a woeful Day.”
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ
Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir
Before them Noah's people also gave the lie (to his Message). They rejected Our servant as a liar, saying: “He is a madman”; and he was rebuffed.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ
Fada'aa Rabbahooo annee maghloobun fantasir
Then he called upon His Lord: “Verily I am vanquished; so come You to my aid.”
فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍۢ مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ
Fafatahnaaa abwaabas sa maaa'i bimaa'im munhamir
Thereupon We opened the gates of the sky for water to pour down,
وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًۭا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍۢ قَدْ قُدِرَ
Wa fajjamal arda 'uyoonan faltaqal maaa'u 'alaaa amrin qad qudir
and We made the earth burst forth with springs, and all this water converged to fulfil that which had been decreed.
وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍۢ وَدُسُرٍۢ
Wa hamalnaahu 'alaa zaati alwaahinw wa dusur
And We bore Noah on the vessel built of planks and nails,
تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءًۭ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Tajree bi a'yuninaa jazaaa 'al liman kaana kufir
which sailed on under Our supervision: a reward for him who had been shown ingratitude.
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ
Wa laqat taraknaahaad aayatan fahal mim muddakir
And We left the Ark as a Sign. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mimmuddakir
We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Kazzabat 'Aadun fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
'Ad also gave the lie (to Hud). So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr
We sent a tumultuous wind against them on a day of unremitting misfortune,
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ
Tanzi;un naasa ka anna huma'jaazu nakhlim munqa'ir
which tore people away and hurled them as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
'Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
We have made the Qur'an easy to derive lessons from. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur
Thamud gave the lie to the warnings,
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًۭا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًۭا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍ
Faqaalooo a-basharam minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur
saying: “Are we to follow a single mortal, one from among ourselves? If we do that, we shall surely be in error and folly.
أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌۭ
'A-ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi mim baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir
Was there none but he to whom the Reminder could be vouchsafed excluding all others? Nay; he is an insolent liar.”
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًۭا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ
Sa-ya'lamoona ghadam manil kazzaabul ashir
(We told Our Messenger): “Tomorrow they shall know who is the insolent liar.
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ
Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum wastabir
We shall send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch their end with patience.
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ
Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar
Let them know that the water should be divided between them and the she-camel, each availing their turn.”
فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
Fanaadaw saahibahum fata'aataa fa'aqar
Eventually, they summoned their companion, and he undertook the (outrageous) task and hamstrung the she-camel.
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
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