54:7
خُشَّعًا
khusha'an
(Will be) humbled
أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ
absaruhum
their eyes
يَخۡرُجُونَ
yakhrujuna
they will come forth
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ
al-ajdathi
the graves
كَأَنَّهُمۡ
ka-annahum
as if they (were)
جَرَادٞ
jaradun
locusts
مُّنتَشِرٞ
muntashirun
spreading
٧

eyes downcast, they will come out of their graves like swarming locusts

Translation 1260

54:8
مُّهۡطِعِينَ
muh'ti'ina
Racing ahead
إِلَى
ila
towards
ٱلدَّاعِۖ
al-da'i
the caller
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
Will say
ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
al-kafiruna
the disbelievers
هَٰذَا
hadha
This
يَوۡمٌ
yawmun
(is) a Day
عَسِرٞ
asirun
difficult
٨

rushing towards the Summoner. The disbelievers will cry, ‘This is a stern day!’

Translation 1260

54:9
۞كَذَّبَتۡ
kadhabat
Denied
قَبۡلَهُمۡ
qablahum
before them
قَوۡمُ
qawmu
(the) people
نُوحٖ
nuhin
(of) Nuh
فَكَذَّبُواْ
fakadhabu
and they denied
عَبۡدَنَا
abdana
Our slave
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
and said
مَجۡنُونٞ
majnunun
A madman
وَٱزۡدُجِرَ
wa-uz'dujira
and he was repelled
٩

The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, ‘He is mad!’ Noah was rebuked

Translation 1260

54:10
فَدَعَا
fada'a
So he called
رَبَّهُۥٓ
rabbahu
his Lord
أَنِّي
anni
I am
مَغۡلُوبٞ
maghlubun
one overpowered
فَٱنتَصِرۡ
fa-intasir
so help
١٠

and so he called upon his Lord, ‘I am defeated: help me!’

Translation 1260

54:11
فَفَتَحۡنَآ
fafatahna
So We opened
أَبۡوَٰبَ
abwaba
(the) gates
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
(of) heaven
بِمَآءٖ
bimain
with water
مُّنۡهَمِرٖ
mun'hamirin
pouring down
١١

So We opened the gates of the sky with torrential water

Translation 1260

54:12
وَفَجَّرۡنَا
wafajjarna
And We caused to burst
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
al-arda
the earth
عُيُونٗا
uyunan
(with) springs
فَٱلۡتَقَى
fal-taqa
so met
ٱلۡمَآءُ
al-mau
the water(s)
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
for
أَمۡرٖ
amrin
a matter
قَدۡ
qad
already
قُدِرَ
qudira
predestined
١٢

burst the earth with gushing springs: the waters met for a preordained purpose

Translation 1260

54:13
وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ
wahamalnahu
And We carried him
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
ذَاتِ
dhati
(ark) made of planks
أَلۡوَٰحٖ
alwahin
(ark) made of planks
وَدُسُرٖ
wadusurin
and nails
١٣

We carried him along on a vessel of planks and nails

Translation 1260

54:14
تَجۡرِي
tajri
Sailing
بِأَعۡيُنِنَا
bi-a'yunina
before Our eyes
جَزَآءٗ
jazaan
a reward
لِّمَن
liman
for (he) who
كَانَ
kana
was
كُفِرَ
kufira
denied
١٤

that floated under Our watchful eye, a reward for the one who had been rejected

Translation 1260

54:15
وَلَقَد
walaqad
And certainly
تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ
taraknaha
We left it
ءَايَةٗ
ayatan
(as) a Sign
فَهَلۡ
fahal
so is (there)
مِن
min
any
مُّدَّكِرٖ
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
١٥

We have left this as a sign: will anyone take heed

Translation 1260

54:16
فَكَيۡفَ
fakayfa
So how
كَانَ
kana
was
عَذَابِي
adhabi
My punishment
وَنُذُرِ
wanudhuri
and My warnings
١٦

How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings

Translation 1260

54:17
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
يَسَّرۡنَا
yassarna
We have made easy
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
al-qur'ana
the Quran
لِلذِّكۡرِ
lildhik'ri
for remembrance
فَهَلۡ
fahal
so is (there)
مِن
min
any
مُّدَّكِرٖ
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
١٧

We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed

Translation 1260

54:18
كَذَّبَتۡ
kadhabat
Denied
عَادٞ
adun
Aad
فَكَيۡفَ
fakayfa
so how
كَانَ
kana
was
عَذَابِي
adhabi
My punishment
وَنُذُرِ
wanudhuri
and My warnings
١٨

The people of 'Ad also rejected the truth. How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings

Translation 1260

54:19
إِنَّآ
inna
Indeed We
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
arsalna
[We] sent
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
upon them
رِيحٗا
rihan
a wind
صَرۡصَرٗا
sarsaran
furious
فِي
fi
on
يَوۡمِ
yawmi
a day
نَحۡسٖ
nahsin
(of) misfortune
مُّسۡتَمِرّٖ
mus'tamirrin
continuous
١٩

We released a howling wind against them on a day of terrible disaster

Translation 1260

54:20
تَنزِعُ
tanzi'u
Plucking out
ٱلنَّاسَ
al-nasa
men
كَأَنَّهُمۡ
ka-annahum
as if they (were)
أَعۡجَازُ
a'jazu
trunks
نَخۡلٖ
nakhlin
(of) date-palms
مُّنقَعِرٖ
munqa'irin
uprooted
٢٠

it swept people away like uprooted palm trunks

Translation 1260

54:21
فَكَيۡفَ
fakayfa
So how
كَانَ
kana
was
عَذَابِي
adhabi
My punishment
وَنُذُرِ
wanudhuri
and My warnings
٢١

How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings

Translation 1260

54:22
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
يَسَّرۡنَا
yassarna
We have made easy
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
al-qur'ana
the Quran
لِلذِّكۡرِ
lildhik'ri
for remembrance
فَهَلۡ
fahal
so is (there)
مِن
min
any
مُّدَّكِرٖ
muddakirin
who will receive admonition
٢٢

We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed

Translation 1260

54:23
كَذَّبَتۡ
kadhabat
Denied
ثَمُودُ
thamudu
Thamud
بِٱلنُّذُرِ
bil-nudhuri
the warnings
٢٣

The people of Thamud also rejected the warnings

Translation 1260

54:24
فَقَالُوٓاْ
faqalu
And said
أَبَشَرٗا
abasharan
Is (it) a human being
مِّنَّا
minna
among us
وَٰحِدٗا
wahidan
one
نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ
nattabi'uhu
(that) we should follow him
إِنَّآ
inna
Indeed we
إِذٗا
idhan
then
لَّفِي
lafi
(will be) surely in
ضَلَٰلٖ
dalalin
error
وَسُعُرٍ
wasu'urin
and madness
٢٤

they said, ‘What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane

Translation 1260

54:25
أَءُلۡقِيَ
a-ul'qiya
Has been sent
ٱلذِّكۡرُ
al-dhik'ru
the Reminder
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
to him
مِنۢ
min
from
بَيۡنِنَا
baynina
among us
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
هُوَ
huwa
he
كَذَّابٌ
kadhabun
(is) a liar
أَشِرٞ
ashirun
insolent
٢٥

Would a mes-sage be given to him alone out of all of us? No, he is an insolent liar!’

Translation 1260

54:26
سَيَعۡلَمُونَ
saya'lamuna
They will know
غَدٗا
ghadan
tomorrow
مَّنِ
mani
who
ٱلۡكَذَّابُ
al-kadhabu
(is) the liar
ٱلۡأَشِرُ
al-ashiru
the insolent one
٢٦

‘Tomorrow they will know who is the insolent liar

Translation 1260

54:27
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed We
مُرۡسِلُواْ
mur'silu
(are) sending
ٱلنَّاقَةِ
al-naqati
the she-camel
فِتۡنَةٗ
fit'natan
(as) a trial
لَّهُمۡ
lahum
for them
فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ
fa-ir'taqib'hum
so watch them
وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ
wa-is'tabir
and be patient
٢٧

for We shall send them a she-camel to test them: so watch them [Salih] and be patient

Translation 1260