Translation of Surah Al-Qamar in الإنجليزية from Abdul Haleem - English translation
Verse 1
ﮬﮭﮮﮯ
ﮰ
Al-Qamar
The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two.
Verse 2
Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Same old sorcery!’
Verse 3
They reject the truth and follow their own desires––everything is recorded––
Verse 4
although warning tales that should have restrained them have come down to them––
Verse 5
ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯ
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farreaching wisdom––but these warnings do not help:
Verse 6
so [Prophet] turn away from them. On the Day the Summoner will summon them to a horrific event,
Verse 7
eyes downcast, they will come out of their graves like swarming locusts
Verse 8
rushing towards the Summoner. The disbelievers will cry, ‘This is a stern day!’
Verse 9
The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, ‘He is mad!’ Noah was rebuked,
Verse 10
ﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳ
ﭴ
and so he called upon his Lord, ‘I am defeated: help me!’
Verse 11
ﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹ
ﭺ
So We opened the gates of the sky with torrential water,
Verse 12
burst the earth with gushing springs: the waters met for a preordained purpose.
Verse 13
ﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉ
ﮊ
We carried him along on a vessel of planks and nails
Verse 14
ﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐ
ﮑ
that floated under Our watchful eye, a reward for the one who had been rejected.
Verse 15
ﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗ
ﮘ
We have left this as a sign: will anyone take heed?
Verse 16
ﮙﮚﮛﮜ
ﮝ
How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!
Verse 17
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed?
Verse 18
ﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫ
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The people of 'Ad also rejected the truth. How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!
Verse 19
We released a howling wind against them on a day of terrible disaster;
Verse 20
ﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝ
ﯞ
it swept people away like uprooted palm trunks.
Verse 21
ﯟﯠﯡﯢ
ﯣ
How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!
Verse 22
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed?
Verse 23
ﯬﯭﯮ
ﯯ
The people of Thamud also rejected the warnings:
Verse 24
they said, ‘What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane!
Verse 25
Would a mes-sage be given to him alone out of all of us? No, he is an insolent liar!’
Verse 26
ﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉ
ﰊ
‘Tomorrow they will know who is the insolent liar,
Verse 27
for We shall send them a she-camel to test them: so watch them [Salih] and be patient.
Verse 28
Tell them the water is to be shared between them: each one should drink in turn.’
Verse 29
ﭛﭜﭝﭞ
ﭟ
But they called their companion, who took a sword and hamstrung the camel.
Verse 30
ﭠﭡﭢﭣ
ﭤ
How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!
Verse 31
We released a single mighty blast against them and they ended up like a fencemaker’s dry sticks.
Verse 32
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed?
Verse 33
ﭶﭷﭸﭹ
ﭺ
The people of Lot rejected the warnings.
Verse 34
We released a stonebearing wind against them, all except the family of Lot. We saved them before dawn
Verse 35
as a favour from Us: this is how We reward the thankful.
Verse 36
ﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓ
ﮔ
He warned them of Our onslaught, but they dismissed the warning-
Verse 37
they even demanded his guests from him- so We sealed their eyes- ‘ Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’-
Verse 38
ﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣ
ﮤ
and early in the morning a punishment seized them that still remains-
Verse 39
ﮥﮦﮧ
ﮨ
‘Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’
Verse 40
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed?
Verse 41
ﮱﯓﯔﯕﯖ
ﯗ
The people of Pharaoh also received warnings.
Verse 42
They rejected all Our signs so We seized them with all Our might and power.
Verse 43
‘Are your disbelievers any better than these? Were you given an exemption in the Scripture?’
Verse 44
ﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯ
ﯰ
Do they perhaps say, ‘We are a great army and we shall be victorious’?
Verse 45
ﯱﯲﯳﯴ
ﯵ
Their forces will be routed and they will turn tail and flee.
Verse 46
ﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻ
ﯼ
But the Hour is their appointed time- the Hour is more severe and bitter:
Verse 47
ﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁ
ﰂ
truly the wicked are misguided and quite insane––
Verse 48
on the Day when they are dragged on their faces in Hell. ‘Feel the touch of Hell.’
Verse 49
ﰍﰎﰏﰐﰑ
ﰒ
We have created all things in due measure;
Verse 50
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖ
ﭗ
when We ordain something it happens at once, in the blink of an eye;
Verse 51
ﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜﭝ
ﭞ
We have destroyed the likes of you in the past. Will anyone take heed?
Verse 52
ﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣ
ﭤ
Everything they do is noted in their records:
Verse 53
ﭥﭦﭧﭨ
ﭩ
every action, great or small, is recorded.
Verse 54
ﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮ
ﭯ
The righteous will live securely among Gardens and rivers,
Verse 55
ﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵ
ﭶ
secure in the presence of an all-powerful Sovereign.
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