— 55 verses
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention-
Consummate wisdom-- but warnings do not avail
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nail
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone wh
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill-luck
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind
Samood rejected the warning
So they said: What! a single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case be in sure error and distress
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one
Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her)
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning
So taste My chastisement and My warning
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter
Surely the guilty are in error and distress
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell
Surely We have created everything according to a measure
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind
And everything they have done is in the writings
And everything small and great is written down
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King