| | Wahiduddin Khan rendition of Surah The Moon(al-Qamar)
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| 54:1 | | The Last Hour draws near an |
| 54:2 | | They deny the truth and follow the moon is split asunder |
| 54:3 | | Yet, their own whimsevery matter when they see a sign they [who has its appointed tim |
| 54:4 | | there deny the truth] turn their backs has come to them many a tiding and say, The same old sorcery! wherein there are warnings |
| 54:5 | | profound in wisdom, but all warnings have been of no avail |
| 54:6 | | so ignore them. On the Day when the Crier will call out about a horrible event |
| 54:7 | | with downcast eyes they shall come out of their graves, as if they were locusts milling abou |
| 54:8 | | hastening towards the Crier. Those who deny the truth will cry, This is such a hard day |
| 54:9 | | The people of Noah denied [the truth] before them. They belied Our messenger saying, He is mad! He was rebuffed |
| 54:10 | | so he cried out to his Lord, saying, I am overcome, so help me |
| 54:11 | | So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring down in torrents |
| 54:12 | | and We caused the earth to burst with gushing springs: so that the waters met for a purpose which had been decreed |
| 54:13 | | We bore him on an [ark] which, made of planks and nails |
| 54:14 | | floated on under Our eyes: a vindication of him who had been rejected |
| 54:15 | | We have left this as a sign: but will anyone take heed |
| 54:16 | | How terrible then was My punishment and My warning |
| 54:17 | | We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran. Is there anyone who would receive admonition |
| 54:18 | | The people of Ad too rejected the truth. How terrible was My punishment and My warning |
| 54:19 | | We sent a raging wind against them on a day of continuous calamity |
| 54:20 | | It swept people away as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees |
| 54:21 | | How [dreadful] was My punishment and My warning |
| 54:22 | | We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: is there anyone who would receive admonition |
| 54:23 | | The tribe of Thamud also rejected Our warnings |
| 54:24 | | they said, Are we to follow a man from amongst ourselves? We would surely then fall into error and madness |
| 54:25 | | Has the [Divine] message been revealed to him alone of all of us? No, he is a boastful liar |
| 54:26 | | [We said to him] Tomorrow they shall know who is the boastful liar |
| 54:27 | | for We are [going to] send the she-camel as a trial for them, so watch them and be patient |
| 54:28 | | And tell them that the water [of the well] is to be divided between them, and that each one should drink in turn |
| 54:29 | | But they called their companion who took a sword and hamstrung her |
| 54:30 | | How [terrible] were My punishment and My warnings |
| 54:31 | | Then We sent a single blast against them and they became like dry stubble which has been trampled upon |
| 54:32 | | Indeed, We have made the Quran easy to learn lessons from. Is there anyone who would receive admonition |
| 54:33 | | The people of Lot rejected Our warnings |
| 54:34 | | We sent a sandstorm against them which destroyed them all, except the family of Lot, whom We saved at the break of dawn |
| 54:35 | | as a blessing from Us: this is how We reward the thankful |
| 54:36 | | Lot warned them of Our punishment, but they disputed the warning |
| 54:37 | | they even wanted to seduce his guestsbut We blinded them, and said, Taste My punishment now that you have scorned My warnings |
| 54:38 | | and early in the morning the punishment decreed overtook the |
| 54:39 | | Taste My punishment now that you have scorned My warnings |
| 54:40 | | We have made it easy indeed to learn lessons from the Quran. Is there anyone who would receive admonition |
| 54:41 | | Surely warners came to the people of Pharaoh |
| 54:42 | | They, too, rejected all Our signs. So We seized them with the seizure of One Mighty, Omnipotent |
| 54:43 | | Are your people who deny the truth better than those? Or have you been given immunity in the Scriptures |
| 54:44 | | Or do they say, We are a united group, and we are bound to prevail |
| 54:45 | | The hosts shall soon be routed and they shall be put to flight |
| 54:46 | | Indeed, the Hour of Doom is their appointed time, and the Last Hour will be the most severe, and the most bitter |
| 54:47 | | The evildoers are indeed sunk in error and foll |
| 54:48 | | on the Day when they are dragged into the fire on their faces, it will be said to them, Now feel the touch of Hell |
| 54:49 | | We have created everything in due measure |
| 54:50 | | We command but once: Our will is done in the twinkling of an eye |
| 54:51 | | We have indeed destroyed many a people like you. Is there anyone who would receive admonition |
| 54:52 | | All their deeds are recorded in their books |
| 54:53 | | every action, small or great, is noted down |
| 54:54 | | The God-conscious will find themselves in gardens and rivers |
| 54:55 | | in the seat of truth with an all-powerful sovereign |
