| | Shabbir Ahmed rendition of Surah The Moon(al-Qamar)
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| 54:1 | | The Hour of Revolution is fast approaching. And the moon bearing banner is torn asunder |
| 54:2 | | But if they see a Sign of the oncoming Change, they turn away and say, "A persistent bewilderment." (46:11) |
| 54:3 | | For they adamantly belie the Truth and follow their desires. Yet, everything moves to its destination in stages |
| 54:4 | | And indeed, there has come unto them news sufficient to deter them from arrogance |
| 54:5 | | And profound Wisdom! But all the warnings have been of no avail |
| 54:6 | | Therefore, (O Messenger) Ignore them for a while. The Day is coming when the caller will call them to a thing they have not conceived. (Shackles of captivity following the battle when they come to attack the believers. |
| 54:7 | | They will come forth from their places of rest like a swarm of locusts, but will be thoroughly dispersed with their eyes downcast |
| 54:8 | | Running in bewilderment toward the caller, the same deniers will then exclaim, "This is an awful day!" |
| 54:9 | | Long before them, Noah's people had belied the Message, and belied Our servant and said, "Madman", and he was rebuked. (11:25-48) |
| 54:10 | | Thereupon he cried unto his Lord, "I am suppressed. Do help me, then." |
| 54:11 | | And so, We opened the gates of the heaven pouring down torrents of water |
| 54:12 | | And caused the earth to gush forth springs so that the waters met together in due measure as decreed |
| 54:13 | | And We carried him on a watercraft made of mere planks and nails |
| 54:14 | | And it floated before Our eyes, a reward for him who had been denied with ingratitude |
| 54:15 | | And verily, We left this event as a lesson. Then, is there any who will learn |
| 54:16 | | Then see how was My Requital after My warnings |
| 54:17 | | And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand. Then, is there any who will learn |
| 54:18 | | The tribe of Aad had also belied the Message. Then see how was My retribution after My warnings! (7:65 |
| 54:19 | | Behold, We sent raging winds upon them on a day of relentless misery. (69:6-8) |
| 54:20 | | Tossing people around like empty, uprooted palm-trunks |
| 54:21 | | Then see how was My retribution after My warnings |
| 54:22 | | And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand. Then, is there any who will learn |
| 54:23 | | Thamud also rejected the warnings. (Thamud and Saleh (7:73-79), (11:61-68), (26:141), (26:158)) |
| 54:24 | | And they said, "What! A human being! Shall we follow a man among us while he has no party with him? Behold, we then, shall fall into error and loss |
| 54:25 | | Why - Has the Message been given to him alone among us? Nay, but he is a flagrant liar." |
| 54:26 | | Ah! They will come to know on the morrow who the flagrant liar is |
| 54:27 | | Behold, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them (O Saleh) and hold yourself in patience |
| 54:28 | | And let them know that the water must be shared by all. Every drinking will be witnessed. (The she-camel was a symbol of obedience for them. |
| 54:29 | | But they called their (most forward) comrade and he took charge and killed her |
| 54:30 | | Then see how was My retribution after My warnings |
| 54:31 | | Behold, We sent upon them a single mighty Blast whereupon they crumbled to chaff |
| 54:32 | | And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand. Then, is there any who will learn |
| 54:33 | | Lot's folk rejected warnings. (11:69-83) |
| 54:34 | | Behold, We sent a storm of fiery stones on them, except the family of Lot whom We saved at dawn. (51:32-34) |
| 54:35 | | As a Bliss from Us. Thus it is, We reward the grateful |
| 54:36 | | For he had truly warned them of Our Grasp, but they contended about the warning |
| 54:37 | | And demanded that he give up his guests. Whereupon We sealed their vision. Taste now My punishment after the warnings |
| 54:38 | | And indeed, the inevitable punishment befell them early in the morning |
| 54:39 | | Now taste My retribution after My warnings |
| 54:40 | | And behold, We have made the Qur'an easy to understand. Then, is there any who will learn |
| 54:41 | | And warnings came indeed to Pharaoh's people |
| 54:42 | | They, too, denied Our Messages, every one. Thereupon We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful |
| 54:43 | | Are your deniers better than those others, or do you have some amnesty in the Scriptures |
| 54:44 | | Or do they say, "We are a group united bound to be victorious?" |
| 54:45 | | Yet, all these troops will be routed and will turn back and flee |
| 54:46 | | Nay, the Hour is the time promised them, and that Hour will be most grievous with a most bitter defeat |
| 54:47 | | The violators of human rights are in grave error and loss |
| 54:48 | | On the Day when they shall be dragged through the Fire on their faces, "Taste you the touch of Blaze!" ('Wajh' = Face = Countenance = Whole being = Total personality. |
| 54:49 | | Behold, We have created all things in due measure and proportion. (And appointed Laws so that all things become what they are meant to be. |
| 54:50 | | And Our Command is but a single Word, like the twinkling of an eye |
| 54:51 | | And often in the past We have annihilated gangs like you. Then, is there any who will learn |
| 54:52 | | And everything they did is in the Scriptures |
| 54:53 | | And everything, be it small or great, is recorded |
| 54:54 | | Behold, those who walk aright will be in the midst of gardens and rivers |
| 54:55 | | Seated honorably in the Presence of a Mighty King |
