The Hour neared and the moon was split.
And if they see a sign, they turn aside and say: Incessant sorcery!
And they denied and followed their own desires. And every affair is that which is settled.
And, certainly, the tidings drew near them wherein was that which is to deter
—namely, that which is far reaching wisdom— yet warnings avail not.
So turn thou away from them• on a Day when One Who Calls will call to a horrible thing.
Their sight will be that which is humbled and they will go forth from the tombs as if they had been dispersed locusts,
ones who run forward with their eyes fixed in horror towards The One Who Calls. The ones who are ungrateful will say: This is a difficult Day!
The folk of Noah denied before them. They denied Our servant and said: One who is possessed! And he was deterred.
So he called to his Lord saying: I am one who is vanquished, so Thou help me.
So We opened the doors of heaven with torrential water.
And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs so the waters were to meet one another from a command that was measured.
And We carried him on a vessel of planks and caulked,
running under Our eyes, a recompense for Noah who had been disbelieved.
And, certainly, We left this as a sign. Then, is there one who recalls?
So how had been My punishment and My warning?
And, certainly, We made the Quran easy as a Remembrance. Then, is there one who recalls?
Ad denied. So how had been My punishment and My warning?
Truly, We sent a raging wind against them on a day of continuous misfortune,
tearing out humanity as if they had been uprooted palm trees, uprooted.
So how had been My punishment and My warning?
And, certainly, We made the Quran easy as a Remembrance. Then, is there one who recalls?
Thamud denied the warning
for they said: Follow we a lone mortal from among us? Truly, we would be going astray and insane.
Is it that the Remembrance was cast down to Salih from among us? Nay! He is a rash liar!
They will know tomorrow who the rash liar is!
Truly, We are ones who sent the she-camel as a test for them. So thou be on the watch for them and maintain patience.
And tell them that the division of the water is between them. Every drink was that which is divided in turn.
But they cried out to their companion, and he took her in hand and crippled her.
So how had been My punishment and My warning?
Truly, We sent against them one Cry and they had been like straw for the one who is a builder of animal enclosures.
And, certainly, We made the Quran easy as a Remembrance. Then, is there one who recalls?
The folk of Lot denied the warning.
Truly, We sent against them a sand storm, but the family of Lot. We delivered them at the breaking of day
as a divine blessing from Us. Thus, We gave recompense to him who gave thanks.
And, certainly, he warned them of Our attack but they quarreled over the warning.
And, certainly, they solicited his guests, so We obliterated their eyes. Then, experience My punishment and My warning.
And, certainly, it came in the morning, early morning at dawn, a settled punishment.
Then, experience My punishment and My warning.
And, certainly, We made the Quran easy as a Remembrance. Then, is there one who recalls?
And, certainly, drew near the warning to the people of Pharaoh.
They denied Our signs, all of them. So We took them with a taking, One Who is Almighty, Omnipotent.
Are ones who are ungrateful better than those? Or have you an immunity in the ancient scrolls?
Or say they: We are aided altogether.
Their multitude will be put to flight and they will turn their backs.
Nay! The Hour is what is promised them and the Hour will be more calamitous and more distasteful.
Truly, ones who sin are going astray and insane.
On a Day they will be dragged into the fire on their faces: Experience the touch of Saqar!
Truly, We created all things in measure
and Our command is not but one as the twinkling of the eye.
And, certainly, We caused to perish their partisans. Is there, then, one who recalls?
And everything they accomplished is in the ancient scrolls.
And every small and great thing is that which is written.
Truly, the ones who are Godfearing will be in Gardens and rivers,
in positions of sincerity near an Omnipotent King.