54. al-Qamar: The Moon
1 The hour drew nigh and the
moon was rent in twain.
2 And if they behold a portent
they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
3 They denied (the Truth) and
followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
4 And surely there hath come
unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
5 Effective wisdom; but warnings
avail not.
6 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad)
on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
7 With downcast eyes, they come
forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
8 Hastening toward the summoner;
the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
9 The folk of Noah denied before
them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
10 So he cried unto his Lord,
saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
11 Then opened We the gates
of heaven with pouring water
12 And caused the earth to gush
forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
13 And We carried him upon a
thing of planks and nails,
14 That ran (upon the waters)
in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
15 And verily We left it as
a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
16 Then see how (dreadful) was
My punishment after My warnings!
17 And in truth We have made
the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
18 (The tribe of) A'ad rejected
warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
19 Lo! We let loose on them
a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
20 Sweeping men away as though
they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
21 Then see how (dreadful) was
My punishment after My warnings!
22 And in truth We have made
the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected
warnings
24 For they said; Is it a mortal
man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error
and madness.
25 Hath the remembrance been
given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
26 (Unto their warner it was
said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
27 Lo! We are sending the she-camel
as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
28 And inform them that the
water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
29 But they call their comrade
and he took and hamstrung (her).
30 Then see how (dreadful) was
My punishment after My warnings!
31 Lo! We sent upon them one
Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
32 And in truth We have made
the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
33 The folk of Lot rejected
warnings.
34 Lo! We sent a storm of stones
upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the
night,
35 As grace from Us. Thus We
reward him who giveth thanks.
36 And he indeed had warned
them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
37 They even asked of him his
guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment
after My warnings!
38 And in truth the punishment
decreed befell them early in the morning.
39 Now taste My punishment after
My warnings!
40 And in truth We have made
the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
41 And warnings came in truth
unto the house of Pharaoh
42 Who denied Our revelations,
every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
43 Are your disbelievers better
than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
44 Or say they: We are a host
victorious ?
45 The hosts will all be routed
and will turn and flee.
46 Nay, but the Hour (of doom)
is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than
their earthly failure).
47 Lo! the guilty are in error
and madness.
48 On the day when they are
dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of
hell.
49 Lo! We have created every
thing by measure.
50 And Our commandment is but
one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
51 And verily We have destroyed
your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
52 And every thing they did
is in the scriptures,
53 And every small and great
thing is recorded.
54 Lo! the righteous will dwell
among gardens and rivers,
55 Firmly established in the
favour of a Mighty King.
