Surah 54 - The Moon (Al-Qamar)

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ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

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

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وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ

Yet، whenever they see a sign، they turn away، saying، "Same old magic"

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وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

They rejected the truth and followed their own desiresand every matter will be settled

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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

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

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5

حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

This Quran is profound in wisdom، but warnings are of no benefit to them

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ

So turn away from them O Prophet And wait for the Day when the caller

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خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ

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

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مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ

rushing towards the caller The disbelievers will cry، "This is a difficult Day"

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۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

Before them، the people of Noah denied the truth and rejected Our servant، calling him insane And he was intimidated

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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ

So he cried out to his Lord، "I am helpless، so help me"

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فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍۢ مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ

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

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وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًۭا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍۢ قَدْ قُدِرَ

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

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وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍۢ وَدُسُرٍۢ

We carried him on that Ark made of planks and nails،

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تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءًۭ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

sailing under Our watchful Eyesa fair punishment on behalf of the one they denied

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وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

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

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Then how dreadful were My punishment and warnings

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

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

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كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

\'Ȃd also rejected the truth Then how dreadful were My punishment and warnings

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ

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

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تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ

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

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Then how dreadful were My punishment and warnings

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

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

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23

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Thamûd rejected the warnings as well،

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فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًۭا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًۭا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍ

arguing، "How can we follow one average human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane

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أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌۭ

Has the revelation been sent down only to him out of all of us? In fact، he is a boastful liar"

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سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًۭا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ

It was revealed to salih، "They will soon know who the boastful liar is

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إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

We are sending the she-camel as a test for them So watch them closely، and have patience

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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ

And tell them that the drinking water must be divided between them and her، each taking a turn to drink every other day"

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فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

But they roused a companion of theirs، so he dared to kill her

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Then how dreadful were My punishment and warnings

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

Indeed، We sent against them only one mighty blast، leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

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

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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

The people of Lot also rejected the warnings

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍۢ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٍۢ

We unleashed upon them a storm of stones As for the believers of Lot\'s family، We delivered them before dawn

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نِّعْمَةًۭ مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

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

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وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

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

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وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And they even demanded his angel-guests from him، so We blinded their eyes And they were told، "Taste then My punishment and warnings"

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وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌۭ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

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

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فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Again they were told، "Taste now My punishment and warnings"

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

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

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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

And indeed، the warnings also came to the people of Pharaoh

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كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

But they rejected all of Our signs، so We seized them with the crushing grip of the Almighty، Most Powerful

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أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌۭ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

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

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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌۭ مُّنتَصِرٌۭ

Or do they say، "We are all a united front، bound to prevail"?

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سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ

Soon their united front will be defeated and forced to flee

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بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

Better yet، the Hour is their appointed timeand the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍۢ

Indeed، the wicked are entrenched in misguidance، and are bound for blazes

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يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

On the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces، they will be told، "Taste the touch of Hell"

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إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٍۢ

Indeed، We have created everything، perfectly preordained

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وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌۭ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ

Our command done in the blink of an eye

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وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

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

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وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

Everything they have done is listed in their records

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53

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

Every matter، small and large، is written precisely

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54

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَنَهَرٍۢ

Indeed، the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers،

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فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ

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

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