| | Hamid S. Aziz rendition of Surah The Moon(al-Qamar)
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| 54:1 | | The hour drew nigh (or is nigh) and the moon was rent in twain (or is rent) |
| 54:2 | | And if they see a Sign they turn aside and say, "Transient magic." |
| 54:3 | | And they call it a lie, and follow their own low desires; but every affair has its appointed term |
| 54:4 | | And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is a deterrent |
| 54:5 | | Consummate wisdom - but warnings avail not |
| 54:6 | | So turn your back on them for the Day when the Summoner summons them unto a terrible affair |
| 54:7 | | With downcast eyes, they come forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts |
| 54:8 | | Hastening towards the Summoner. The unbelievers shall say, "This is a hard day." |
| 54:9 | | Before them the people of Noah rejected, yea they reject Our servant and called him mad, and he was driven away |
| 54:10 | | Therefore he called upon his Lord, "I am overcome, come you then to help." |
| 54:11 | | So We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring fort |
| 54:12 | | And We caused water to gush forth from the land in springs; so the waters gathered together and rose according to a measure already ordained |
| 54:13 | | And We bore him on that (the Ark) which was made of planks and nails (or ties of palm-fibre |
| 54:14 | | Floating before Our eyes, a reward for him who was rejected |
| 54:15 | | And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone that remembers (or takes heed) |
| 54:16 | | How great was then My punishment after My warning |
| 54:17 | | And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed |
| 54:18 | | A´ad treated the truth as a lie, so how great was My punishment after My warning |
| 54:19 | | Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of violent disaster |
| 54:20 | | Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees uprooted |
| 54:21 | | How great was then My punishment after My warning |
| 54:22 | | And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed |
| 54:23 | | Thamud rejected the warning |
| 54:24 | | So they said, "What! A single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall then be in sure error and madness |
| 54:25 | | "Can it be that the reminder has been sent to him of all the people among us? Nay! He is an insolent liar!" |
| 54:26 | | Ah, tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one |
| 54:27 | | Surely We shall send them the she-camel as a trial; therefore, watch them and have patience |
| 54:28 | | And inform them that the water is to be shared between them; every drinking shall be regulated |
| 54:29 | | But they called their companion, who took (the sword) and hamstrung her |
| 54:30 | | How great was then My punishment after My warning |
| 54:31 | | Surely We sent upon them a single Shout (or Blast), so they became like the dry stubble which the maker of an enclosure collects |
| 54:32 | | And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed |
| 54:33 | | The people of Lot treated the warning. as a lie |
| 54:34 | | Surely We sent upon them a storm with stones, except Lot´s followers; We saved them a little before daybreak |
| 54:35 | | A favour from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks |
| 54:36 | | And certainly he (Lot) warned them of Our violent punishment, but they obstinately disputed the warning |
| 54:37 | | And they endeavoured to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes; "So taste you My chastisement and My warning |
| 54:38 | | And early in the morning a lasting chastisement overtook them |
| 54:39 | | "So taste you My chastisement after My warning." |
| 54:40 | | And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed |
| 54:41 | | And certainly the warning came to Pharaoh´s people |
| 54:42 | | They rejected all Our Signs, so We overtook them with such a penalty as comes from One Mighty, Powerful |
| 54:43 | | Are the unbelievers of yours (O Quraish) better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the Sacred Books |
| 54:44 | | Or do they say, "We are a host allied together to help each other |
| 54:45 | | But soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall flee |
| 54:46 | | Nay, the Hour is their promised time, and the Hour shall be most grievous and bitter |
| 54:47 | | Surely it is the guilty who are in error and madness |
| 54:48 | | On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the Fire, "Taste the touch of hell." |
| 54:49 | | Surely We have created everything according to a measure |
| 54:50 | | And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye |
| 54:51 | | And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will heed |
| 54:52 | | And everything they did is in the Scriptures (or the Record) |
| 54:53 | | And everything small and great is recorded |
| 54:54 | | Surely the righteous (who guard against evil) shall dwell among Gardens and Rivers |
| 54:55 | | Established in the Assembly of Truth in the presence of an Omnipotent Sovereign |
