54:1
ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ
iq'tarabati
Has come near
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
al-sa'atu
the Hour
وَٱنشَقَّ
wa-inshaqqa
and has split
ٱلۡقَمَرُ
al-qamaru
the moon
١
The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two
Translation 1260
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54:2
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَرَوۡاْ
yaraw
they see
ءَايَةٗ
ayatan
a Sign
يُعۡرِضُواْ
yu'ridu
they turn away
وَيَقُولُواْ
wayaqulu
and say
سِحۡرٞ
sih'run
Magic
مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ
mus'tamirrun
continuing
٢
Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Same old sorcery!’
Translation 1260
54:3
وَكَذَّبُواْ
wakadhabu
And they denied
وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ
wa-ittaba'u
and followed
أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ
ahwaahum
their desires
وَكُلُّ
wakullu
but (for) every
أَمۡرٖ
amrin
matter
مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ
mus'taqirrun
(will be a) settlement
٣
They reject the truth and follow their own desires––everything is recorded––
Translation 1260
54:4
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
جَآءَهُم
jaahum
has come to them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ
al-anbai
the information
مَا
ma
wherein
فِيهِ
fihi
wherein
مُزۡدَجَرٌ
muz'dajarun
(is) deterrence
٤
although warning tales that should have restrained them have come down to them––
Translation 1260
54:5
حِكۡمَةُۢ
hik'matun
Wisdom
بَٰلِغَةٞۖ
balighatun
perfect
فَمَا
fama
but not
تُغۡنِ
tugh'ni
will avail
ٱلنُّذُرُ
al-nudhuru
the warnings
٥
farreaching wisdom––but these warnings do not help
Translation 1260
54:6
فَتَوَلَّ
fatawalla
So turn away
عَنۡهُمۡۘ
anhum
from them
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَدۡعُ
yad'u
will call
ٱلدَّاعِ
al-da'i
the caller
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
a thing
نُّكُرٍ
nukurin
terrible
٦
so [Prophet] turn away from them. On the Day the Summoner will summon them to a horrific event
Translation 1260
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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