| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah The Moon(al-Qamar)
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| 54:1 | | The hour advances, the moon splitting asunder. |
| 54:2 | | But when [the unbelievers] see a sign, they turn away and claim, “[This is nothing but] recurring illusion.” |
| 54:3 | | They reject [the warning] and follow their own inclinations, but every matter is already settled [in cosmic time]. |
| 54:4 | | There has already come to (the unbelievers) information with ample warning… |
| 54:5 | | …and profound wisdom, but (such advice) has no effect. |
| 54:6 | | Therefore, turn away from them. [There will be] a day when the caller will summon to a terrible affair. |
| 54:7 | | They will come forth, with humbled eyes, from graves. [They will be] like scattered locusts. |
| 54:8 | | [They will] hurry toward the caller. “This day is difficult,” the unbelievers will say. |
| 54:9 | | Prior to them, the people of Noah were in rejection. They rejected Our servant and said, “Here is one possessed!” He was driven away. |
| 54:10 | | Then he called on his Lord, “I am one overcome. Help!” |
| 54:11 | | We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth. |
| 54:12 | | We caused the earth to gush forth with springs so that the waters met for a decreed measure. |
| 54:13 | | But We carried him on [a vessel of] planks and caulking. |
| 54:14 | | [The ark] floated under Our eyes. [It was] a reward for one who had been rejected. |
| 54:15 | | We certainly have left it as a sign. Is there any who will accept warning? |
| 54:16 | | How were My penalty and My warning? |
| 54:17 | | We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to remember. Is there any who will accept warning? |
| 54:18 | | The Ad were in rejection. How was My penalty and My warning? |
| 54:19 | | Indeed, We sent a furious wind against them on a day of ongoing disaster. |
| 54:20 | | It plucked people as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees. |
| 54:21 | | How were My penalty and My warning? |
| 54:22 | | We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to remember. Is there anyone who will accept warning? |
| 54:23 | | The Thamud rejected the warnings. |
| 54:24 | | They said, “Is a single person from among us to be followed? If we did that, then we would certainly be misguided and stupid! |
| 54:25 | | Has the message been sent to him, of all people among us? No, he is an insolent liar.” |
| 54:26 | | Tomorrow they will know who is a liar and an insolent person. |
| 54:27 | | Indeed, We will send the female camel as a trial for them. Watch them and be patient. |
| 54:28 | | Tell them that the water is to be shared among them. Each will have a turn to drink. |
| 54:29 | | But they called to their companion. He took a sword and killed [the camel when it was her turn to drink]. |
| 54:30 | | How were My penalty and My warning? |
| 54:31 | | Indeed, We sent a single, mighty blast against them. They became like dry sticks for fence building. |
| 54:32 | | We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to remember. Is there anyone who will accept warning? |
| 54:33 | | The people of Lot rejected warning. |
| 54:34 | | We sent against them a storm of stones. Lot’s family was exempt. We had saved them by dawn. |
| 54:35 | | [It was] a grace from Us. Thus do We reward the grateful. |
| 54:36 | | Certainly, (Lot) warned them of Our punishment, but they argued about the warning. |
| 54:37 | | They even demanded his guests from him, so We blinded their eyes. “Taste My wrath and My warning!” |
| 54:38 | | Early in the morning, an eternal punishment seized them. |
| 54:39 | | “Taste My wrath and My warning!” |
| 54:40 | | We have certainly made the Qur’an easy to remember. Is there anyone who will accept warning? |
| 54:41 | | Warnings certainly came to the people of Pharaoh. |
| 54:42 | | They rejected all Our signs, so We seized them with a penalty from the Victorious, the Prevailing Force. |
| 54:43 | | Are you unbelievers better than they? Or do you have immunity in the Scriptures? |
| 54:44 | | Or do they say, “United, we can defend ourselves”? |
| 54:45 | | Their crowd will soon turn their backs. |
| 54:46 | | The hour [of judgment] is the time promised them. That hour will be most dreadful and most bitter. |
| 54:47 | | Truly, those lost in sin are the ones deluded and confused. |
| 54:48 | | One day, they will be dragged through the fire, face down. “Taste the touch of Hell!” |
| 54:49 | | We have created everything according to plan. |
| 54:50 | | Our command is only one [action], like the twinkling of an eye. |
| 54:51 | | [In the past] We destroyed mobs like you [unbelievers], so are there any willing to take heed? |
| 54:52 | | All that they do is recorded in books. |
| 54:53 | | Every matter, small or great, is a matter of record. |
| 54:54 | | As for the righteous, they will be in the midst of gardens and rivers. |
| 54:55 | | [They will be] in an assembly for truth, in the presence of a Sovereign King. |
