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Mohammad Habib Shakir

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54 Al-Qamar ٱلْقَمَر

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

54:1 ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ
54:1
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.

54:2 وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
54:2
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.

54:3 وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
54:3
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.

54:4 وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
54:4
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention--

54:5 حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
54:5
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Consummate wisdom-- but warnings do not avail;

54:6 فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
54:6
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,

54:7 خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
54:7
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,

54:8 مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
54:8
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.

54:9 ۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ
54:9
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

54:10 فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ
54:10
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.

54:11 فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
54:11
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring

54:12 وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
54:12
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.

54:13 وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
54:13
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails

54:14 تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
54:14
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.

54:15 وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
54:15
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who

54:16 فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
54:16
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

54:17 وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
54:17
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

54:18 كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
54:18
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!

54:19 إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
54:19
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill-luck

54:20 تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
54:20
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up.

54:21 فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
54:21
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

54:22 وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
54:22
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

54:23 كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
54:23
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Samood rejected the warning.

54:24 فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
54:24
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
So they said: What! a single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case be in sure error and distress:

54:25 أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
54:25
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!

54:26 سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ
54:26
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.

54:27 إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ
54:27
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.

54:28 وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
54:28
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.

54:29 فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
54:29
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).

54:30 فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
54:30
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

54:31 إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ
54:31
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.

54:32 وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
54:32
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

54:33 كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
54:33
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.

54:34 إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ
54:34
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,

54:35 نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ
54:35
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.

54:36 وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
54:36
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.

54:37 وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
54:37
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.

54:38 وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
54:38
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.

54:39 فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
54:39
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
So taste My chastisement and My warning.

54:40 وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
54:40
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

54:41 وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
54:41
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.

54:42 كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
54:42
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.

54:43 أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
54:43
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?

54:44 أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
54:44
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?

54:45 سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
54:45
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.

54:46 بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
54:46
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.

54:47 إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
54:47
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

54:48 يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ
54:48
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.

54:49 إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ
54:49
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

54:50 وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ
54:50
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.

54:51 وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
54:51
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?

54:52 وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
54:52
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And everything they have done is in the writings.

54:53 وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
54:53
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
And everything small and great is written down.

54:54 إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
54:54
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,

54:55 فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ
54:55
Mohammad Habib Shakir (English) :
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.