| | Mohammad Shafi rendition of Surah The Moon(al-Qamar)
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| 54:1 | | The Hour (the time when the present world will end and the Hereafter begin) has drawn near and the moon is visited |
| 54:2 | | And if they see a sign they turn away and say, "Another delusion!" |
| 54:3 | | And they speak lies and follow their own desires. And every matter does come to a settlement |
| 54:4 | | And surely there has come to them some of the news containing lesson |
| 54:5 | | In mature wisdom; but warnings avail not |
| 54:6 | | So turn away from them on the Day when the Summoner summons to a thing forbidding |
| 54:7 | | With downcast eyes, they come out of the graves as though they were locusts dispersed |
| 54:8 | | Hurrying on toward the Summoner, the suppressors of Truth say, "This is a hard day." |
| 54:9 | | Before them, Noah's people had denied! They denied Our devotee and said he was a mad man! And thus rebuffed was he |
| 54:10 | | Then he prayed to his Lord, "I am defeated, so help me!" |
| 54:11 | | We then opened gates of the sky with pouring wate |
| 54:12 | | And We caused springs in the earth to gush forth, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose |
| 54:13 | | And We carried him [Noah] upon something [Ark made] of planks and nail |
| 54:14 | | That sailed under Our observation, in compensation for one [Noah] who was rejected |
| 54:15 | | And We did leave it [Ark] behind as a Sign for posterity; but is there any to take heed? |
| 54:16 | | And see how My punishment was — and My warnings |
| 54:17 | | And We have certainly made the Qur'aan easy for cultivating Firm Faith in and Remembrance of Me; but is there any to take heed |
| 54:18 | | (The anscient tribe of) AAad rejected [divine guidance]. How then was My punishment and My warnings |
| 54:19 | | We did indeed send upon them a furiously blowing wind on a day of constant calamity |
| 54:20 | | It [wind] swept away men as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees |
| 54:21 | | How then was My punishment and My warnings |
| 54:22 | | And We have certainly made the Qur'aan easy for cultivating Firm Faith in and Remembrance of Me; but is there any to take heed |
| 54:23 | | (The ancient tribe of) Thamood rejected warnings |
| 54:24 | | They said, "Is it an individual man, amongst us all, that we should follow? Then we are indeed into error and madness." |
| 54:25 | | Is the Zikr [divine revelation] bestowed only upon him, amongst us all? Nay, but he is an insolent liar |
| 54:26 | | To-morrow they shall know who the insolent liar is |
| 54:27 | | We are indeed sending the she-camel by way of a test for them. Just watch them and have patience |
| 54:28 | | And tell them that the water is to be shared among them; every drink to be accounted for |
| 54:29 | | But then they prevailed upon one of their companions to take hold of and hamstrung (her) |
| 54:30 | | How then was My punishment and My warnings |
| 54:31 | | We sent upon them just one loud, piercing sound, and they became as the dry twigs used by the builder of a cattle-fold |
| 54:32 | | And We have certainly made the Qur'aan easy for cultivating Firm Faith in and Remembrance of Me; but is there any to take heed |
| 54:33 | | Lot's people rejected warnings |
| 54:34 | | We did indeed send a violent storm upon them all save the family of Lot, whom We saved in the wee hours before daw |
| 54:35 | | As favour from Us. Thus do We reward a grateful one. |
| 54:36 | | And he did warn them of Our Grip, but they had doubts on the veracity of the warnings |
| 54:37 | | And they did try to seduce him about his guests. So We blinded their eyes, "Taste now My punishment and My warnings!" |
| 54:38 | | And the punishment decreed did befall them early in the morning |
| 54:39 | | "Taste then My punishment and My warnings!" |
| 54:40 | | And We have certainly made the Qur'aan easy for cultivating Firm Faith in and Remembrance of Me; but is there any to take heed |
| 54:41 | | And warnings did come to the house of Phara |
| 54:42 | | They denied all Our Signs. Therefore We gripped them with a mighty, powerful Grip |
| 54:43 | | Are your Truth-suppressors better than those [mentioned above], or have you some immunity [decreed for them] in the Scriptures |
| 54:44 | | Or do they claim they are a united front |
| 54:45 | | The front will soon be routed and put to flight |
| 54:46 | | Moreover, the Hour (the time when the present world will end and the Hereafter begin) is their tryst with destiny, and the Hour shall be more grievous and bitter |
| 54:47 | | The sinners are indeed into error and madness |
| 54:48 | | The Day they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces to taste the feel of Hell |
| 54:49 | | We have indeed created every thing to a measure. |
| 54:50 | | And Our Command is just one! Like the twinkling of an eye |
| 54:51 | | And We did destroy the likes of you; but is there any to take heed |
| 54:52 | | And every thing they did is in the Records |
| 54:53 | | And everything, small and big, is duly recorded |
| 54:54 | | The pious indeed will be among gardens and river |
| 54:55 | | Seated in honour near the Most Powerful King |
