One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)
The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, ‘He is mad!’ Noah was rebuked
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and so he called upon his Lord, ‘I am defeated: help me!’
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So We opened the gates of the sky with torrential water
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burst the earth with gushing springs: the waters met for a preordained purpose
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We carried him along on a vessel of planks and nails
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that floated under Our watchful eye, a reward for the one who had been rejected
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We have left this as a sign: will anyone take heed
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How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
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The people of 'Ad also rejected the truth. How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
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We released a howling wind against them on a day of terrible disaster
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it swept people away like uprooted palm trunks
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How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
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The people of Thamud also rejected the warnings
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they said, ‘What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane
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Would a mes-sage be given to him alone out of all of us? No, he is an insolent liar!’
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‘Tomorrow they will know who is the insolent liar
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for We shall send them a she-camel to test them: so watch them [Salih] and be patient
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Tell them the water is to be shared between them: each one should drink in turn.’
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But they called their companion, who took a sword and hamstrung the camel
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How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
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We released a single mighty blast against them and they ended up like a fencemaker’s dry sticks
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
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The people of Lot rejected the warnings
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We released a stonebearing wind against them, all except the family of Lot. We saved them before dawn
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as a favour from Us: this is how We reward the thankful
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He warned them of Our onslaught, but they dismissed the warning
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they even demanded his guests from him- so We sealed their eyes- ‘ Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’
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and early in the morning a punishment seized them that still remains
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‘Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
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The people of Pharaoh also received warnings
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They rejected all Our signs so We seized them with all Our might and power
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‘Are your disbelievers any better than these? Were you given an exemption in the Scripture?’
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Do they perhaps say, ‘We are a great army and we shall be victorious’
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Their forces will be routed and they will turn tail and flee
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But the Hour is their appointed time- the Hour is more severe and bitter
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truly the wicked are misguided and quite insane––
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on the Day when they are dragged on their faces in Hell. ‘Feel the touch of Hell.’
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We have created all things in due measure
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when We ordain something it happens at once, in the blink of an eye
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We have destroyed the likes of you in the past. Will anyone take heed
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Everything they do is noted in their records
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every action, great or small, is recorded
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The righteous will live securely among Gardens and rivers
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secure in the presence of an all-powerful Sovereign
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