The Moon
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Mercifulاقتَرَبَتِ السّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ القَمَرُ
The Hour has come closer, and the moon has split.*5
Subject indexHour, theMoonPropheciesSigns › of end of worldSplit
وَإِن يَرَوا ءايَةً يُعرِضوا وَيَقولوا سِحرٌ مُستَمِرٌّ
Then they saw a miracle; but they turned away and said, "Old magic."وَكَذَّبوا وَاتَّبَعوا أَهواءَهُم ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمرٍ مُستَقِرٌّ
They disbelieved, followed their opinions, and adhered to their old traditions.وَلَقَد جاءَهُم مِنَ الأَنباءِ ما فيهِ مُزدَجَرٌ
Sufficient warnings have been delivered to alert them.1
Subject indexKnowledge › a test
حِكمَةٌ بٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَما تُغنِ النُّذُرُ
Great wisdom; but all the warnings have been in vain.2
Subject indexVain › warning/signs inWisdom › given great
فَتَوَلَّ عَنهُم ۘ يَومَ يَدعُ الدّاعِ إِلىٰ شَيءٍ نُكُرٍ
Ignore them; the day will come when the caller will announce a terrible disaster.1
Subject indexIgnoring
خُشَّعًا أَبصٰرُهُم يَخرُجونَ مِنَ الأَجداثِ كَأَنَّهُم جَرادٌ مُنتَشِرٌ
With their eyes humiliated, they come out of the graves like scattered locusts.4
Subject indexGravesHumblenessHumiliation › in hereafterLocusts
مُهطِعينَ إِلَى الدّاعِ ۖ يَقولُ الكٰفِرونَ هٰذا يَومٌ عَسِرٌ
As they respond to the caller, the disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult day."كَذَّبَت قَبلَهُم قَومُ نوحٍ فَكَذَّبوا عَبدَنا وَقالوا مَجنونٌ وَازدُجِرَ
The people of Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved our servant and said, "Crazy!" He was persecuted.فَدَعا رَبَّهُ أَنّى مَغلوبٌ فَانتَصِر
He implored his Lord, "I am oppressed; grant me victory."فَفَتَحنا أَبوٰبَ السَّماءِ بِماءٍ مُنهَمِرٍ
We then opened the gates of the sky, pouring water.2
Subject indexGates › hereNoah › history of
وَفَجَّرنَا الأَرضَ عُيونًا فَالتَقَى الماءُ عَلىٰ أَمرٍ قَد قُدِرَ
And we caused springs to gush out of the earth. The waters met to effect a predetermined decision.4
The Ark
وَحَمَلنٰهُ عَلىٰ ذاتِ أَلوٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
We carried him on a watercraft made of logs and ropes.تَجرى بِأَعيُنِنا جَزاءً لِمَن كانَ كُفِرَ
It ran under our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected.وَلَقَد تَرَكنٰها ءايَةً فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
We have set it up as a lesson. Does any of you wish to learn?فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!2
وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرءانَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?3
كَذَّبَت عادٌ فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
Ãd disbelieved. Consequently, how terrible was My retribution after the warnings.إِنّا أَرسَلنا عَلَيهِم ريحًا صَرصَرًا فى يَومِ نَحسٍ مُستَمِرٍّ
We sent upon them violent winds, on a day of continuous misery.2
Subject index'Ad (see also Hud) › example ofWinds
تَنزِعُ النّاسَ كَأَنَّهُم أَعجازُ نَخلٍ مُنقَعِرٍ
It tossed the people around as if they were decayed palm tree trunks.4
فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!1
Subject indexRetribution (see also Hell) › described
وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرءانَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?3
كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Thamoud rejected the warnings.1
Subject indexThamud
فَقالوا أَبَشَرًا مِنّا وٰحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنّا إِذًا لَفى ضَلٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
They said, "Shall we follow one of us; a human being? We will then go astray, then end up in Hell.2
إِنّا مُرسِلُوا النّاقَةِ فِتنَةً لَهُم فَارتَقِبهُم وَاصطَبِر
We are sending the camel as a test for them. Watch them and be patient.4
Subject indexCamelsPatience › of believersTests › kinds ofThamud
فَنادَوا صاحِبَهُم فَتَعاطىٰ فَعَقَرَ
But they persuaded their friend to kill (the camel), and he obliged.3
Subject indexCamelsSlaughteringThamud
فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
Consequently, how terrible was My retribution! They have been warned.2
Subject indexRetribution (see also Hell) › describedThamud
وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرءانَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?3
كَذَّبَت قَومُ لوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ
The people of Lot rejected the warnings.1
Subject indexLot
إِنّا أَرسَلنا عَلَيهِم حاصِبًا إِلّا ءالَ لوطٍ ۖ نَجَّينٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ
We showered them with rocks. Only Lot's family was saved at dawn.4
Subject indexDawnLotRocksSaved › His messengers
نِعمَةً مِن عِندِنا ۚ كَذٰلِكَ نَجزى مَن شَكَرَ
We blessed him and his family; we thus reward the appreciative.2
Subject indexAppreciationLot
وَلَقَد أَنذَرَهُم بَطشَتَنا فَتَمارَوا بِالنُّذُرِ
He warned them about our requital, but they ridiculed the warnings.2
Subject indexLotRidiculing (see also Mocking) › warnings
وَلَقَد رٰوَدوهُ عَن ضَيفِهِ فَطَمَسنا أَعيُنَهُم فَذوقوا عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
They negotiated with him about his guests; we blinded them. Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.وَلَقَد صَبَّحَهُم بُكرَةً عَذابٌ مُستَقِرٌّ
Early the next morning, a devastating retribution struck them.3
Subject indexLotMorningRetribution (see also Hell) › described
فَذوقوا عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
Suffer My retribution; you have been warned.2
Subject indexLotRetribution (see also Hell) › described
وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرءانَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?3
وَلَقَد جاءَ ءالَ فِرعَونَ النُّذُرُ
Pharaoh's people were warned.1
Subject indexPharaoh › people of
كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا كُلِّها فَأَخَذنٰهُم أَخذَ عَزيزٍ مُقتَدِرٍ
They rejected all our signs. Consequently, we requited them as an Almighty, Omnipotent should.أَكُفّارُكُم خَيرٌ مِن أُولٰئِكُم أَم لَكُم بَراءَةٌ فِى الزُّبُرِ
Are your disbelievers better than those disbelievers? Have you been absolved by the scripture?1
Subject indexScripture › disputed
أَم يَقولونَ نَحنُ جَميعٌ مُنتَصِرٌ
Perhaps they think, "We will be the winners."سَيُهزَمُ الجَمعُ وَيُوَلّونَ الدُّبُرَ
All of them will be defeated; they will turn around and flee.2
Subject indexDefeat for disbelieversTurn › and flee
بَلِ السّاعَةُ مَوعِدُهُم وَالسّاعَةُ أَدهىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
The Hour is awaiting them, and the Hour is far worse and more painful.1
Subject indexHour, the
يَومَ يُسحَبونَ فِى النّارِ عَلىٰ وُجوهِهِم ذوقوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ
They will be dragged into the hellfire, forcibly. Suffer the agony of retribution.2
Subject indexHellfireRetribution (see also Hell) › described
إِنّا كُلَّ شَيءٍ خَلَقنٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Everything we created is precisely measured.2
Subject indexCreation › exact measureMeasure
وَما أَمرُنا إِلّا وٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمحٍ بِالبَصَرِ
Our commands are done within the blink of an eye.1
وَلَقَد أَهلَكنا أَشياعَكُم فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
We annihilated your counterparts. Does any of you wish to learn?1
Subject indexLearning
وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ فَعَلوهُ فِى الزُّبُرِ
Everything they did is recorded in the scriptures.2
Subject indexRecord, of all thingsScripture › recorded in
وَكُلُّ صَغيرٍ وَكَبيرٍ مُستَطَرٌ
Everything, small or large, is written down.2
Subject indexRecord, of all thingsScripture › recorded in
إِنَّ المُتَّقينَ فى جَنّٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
Surely, the righteous have deserved gardens and rivers.3
Subject indexGardens › heavenlyRiversStreams, in Paradise
فى مَقعَدِ صِدقٍ عِندَ مَليكٍ مُقتَدِرٍ
In a position of honor, at an Omnipotent King.