Surah Al-Qamar: Arabic, Transliteration & Translation
القَمَر
- Surah 54
- 55 verses
- Meccan
- Juz 27
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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اِقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ
Aqtarabatissaa'atu waansyaqqal qamar(u)
The Hour of Resurrection drew near and the moon split asunder.
وَاِنْ يَّرَوْا اٰيَةً يُّعْرِضُوْا وَيَقُوْلُوْا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
Wa-in yarau aayatan yu'ridhuu wayaquuluu sihrun mustamirrun
(Regardless of any Signs these people see), they turn away and say: “This is an ongoing sorcery.”
وَكَذَّبُوْا وَاتَّبَعُوْٓا اَهْوَاۤءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ اَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
Wakadz-dzabuu waattaba'uu ahwaa-ahum wakullu amrin mustaqirrun
They also gave the lie to (the splitting asunder of the moon) and only followed their desires. Yet everything is destined to reach an end.
وَلَقَدْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مِّنَ الْاَنْبَاۤءِ مَا فِيْهِ مُزْدَجَرٌۙ
Walaqad jaa-ahum minal anbaa-i maa fiihi muzdajarun
Surely there came to them narratives (of the ancient nations) that should suffice to deter (them from transgression),
حِكْمَةٌ ۢ بَالِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُۙ
Hikmatun baalighatun famaa tughninnudzur(u)
narratives that are full of consummate wisdom. But warnings do not avail them.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ اِلٰى شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍۙ
Fatawalla 'anhum yauma yad'uuddaa'i ila syai-in nukurin
So turn away from them, (O Prophet). On the Day when a caller shall call them to a thing most terrible,
خُشَّعًا اَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُوْنَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ كَاَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنْتَشِرٌۙ
Khusy-sya'an abshaaruhum yakhrujuuna minal ajdaatsi kaannahum jaraadun muntasyirun
with down-cast eyes they shall go forth from their graves, as though they were scattered locusts.
مُّهْطِعِيْنَ اِلَى الدَّاعِۗ يَقُوْلُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
Muhthi'iina iladdaa'i yaquulul kaafiruuna hadzaa yaumun 'asirun
They shall be hurrying forth towards the caller, and the unbelievers (who had once denied this Day), will say: “This is a woeful Day.”
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ فَكَذَّبُوْا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوْا مَجْنُوْنٌ وَّازْدُجِرَ
Kadz-dzabat qablahum qaumu nuuhin fakadz-dzabuu 'abdanaa waqaaluuu majnuunun waazdujir(a)
Before them Noah's people also gave the lie (to his Message). They rejected Our servant as a liar, saying: “He is a madman”; and he was rebuffed.
فَدَعَا رَبَّهٗٓ اَنِّيْ مَغْلُوْبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ
Fada'aa rabbahu annii maghluubun faantashir
Then he called upon His Lord: “Verily I am vanquished; so come You to my aid.”
فَفَتَحْنَآ اَبْوَابَ السَّمَاۤءِ بِمَاۤءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍۖ
Fafatahnaa abwaabassamaa-i bimaa-in munhamirin
Thereupon We opened the gates of the sky for water to pour down,
وَّفَجَّرْنَا الْاَرْضَ عُيُوْنًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاۤءُ عَلٰٓى اَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ ۚ
Wafajjarnaal ardha 'uyuunan fal taqal maa-u 'ala amrin qad qudir(a)
and We made the earth burst forth with springs, and all this water converged to fulfil that which had been decreed.
وَحَمَلْنٰهُ عَلٰى ذَاتِ اَلْوَاحٍ وَّدُسُرٍۙ
Wahamalnaahu 'ala dzaati alwaahin wadusurin
And We bore Noah on the vessel built of planks and nails,
تَجْرِيْ بِاَعْيُنِنَاۚ جَزَاۤءً لِّمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ
Tajrii bia'yuninaa jazaa-an liman kaana kufir(a)
which sailed on under Our supervision: a reward for him who had been shown ingratitude.
وَلَقَدْ تَّرَكْنٰهَآ اٰيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad taraknaahaa aayatan fahal min muddakirin
And We left the Ark as a Sign. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'adzaabii wanudzur(i)
So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarnaal quraana li-dzdzikri fahal min muddakirin
We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ
Kadz-dzabat 'aadun fakaifa kaana 'adzaabii wanudzur(i)
'Ad also gave the lie (to Hud). So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيْحًا صَرْصَرًا فِيْ يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۙ
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim riihan sharsharan fii yaumi nahsin mustamirrin
We sent a tumultuous wind against them on a day of unremitting misfortune,
تَنْزِعُ النَّاسَۙ كَاَنَّهُمْ اَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنْقَعِرٍ
Tanzi'unnaasa kaannahum a'jaazu nakhlin munqa'irin
which tore people away and hurled them as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'adzaabii wanudzur(i)
So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ࣖ
Walaqad yassarnaal quraana li-dzdzikri fahal min muddakirin
We have made the Qur'an easy to derive lessons from. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُوْدُ بِالنُّذُرِ
Kadz-dzabat tsamuudu binnudzur(i)
Thamud gave the lie to the warnings,
فَقَالُوْٓا اَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهٗٓ ۙاِنَّآ اِذًا لَّفِيْ ضَلٰلٍ وَّسُعُرٍ
Faqaaluuu abasyaran minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhu innaa idzan lafii dhalalin wasu'urin
saying: “Are we to follow a single mortal, one from among ourselves? If we do that, we shall surely be in error and folly.
ءَاُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ اَشِرٌ
A'ulqiyadz-dzikru 'alaihi min baininaa bal huwa kadz-dzaabun asyirun
Was there none but he to whom the Reminder could be vouchsafed excluding all others? Nay; he is an insolent liar.”
سَيَعْلَمُوْنَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْاَشِرُ
Saya'lamuuna ghadan manil kadz-dzaabul asyir(u)
(We told Our Messenger): “Tomorrow they shall know who is the insolent liar.
اِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْۖ
Innaa mursiluunnaaqati fitnatan lahum faartaqibhum waashthabir
We shall send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch their end with patience.
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ اَنَّ الْمَاۤءَ قِسْمَةٌ ۢ بَيْنَهُمْۚ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
Wanabbi-ahum annal maa-a qismatun bainahum kullu syirbin muhtadharun
Let them know that the water should be divided between them and the she-camel, each availing their turn.”
فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطٰى فَعَقَرَ
Fanaadau shaahibahum fata'aatha fa'aqar(a)
Eventually, they summoned their companion, and he undertook the (outrageous) task and hamstrung the she-camel.
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'adzaabii wanudzur(i)
So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَّاحِدَةً فَكَانُوْا كَهَشِيْمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim shaihatan waahidatan fakaanuu kahasyiimil muhtazhir(i)
Behold, We sent a single Blast against them, and they became like the trampled twigs of a sheep pen-builder.
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad yassarnaal quraana li-dzdzikri fahal min muddakirin
Surely We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوْطٍ ۢبِالنُّذُرِ
Kadz-dzabat qaumu luuthin binnudzur(i)
Lot's people also gave the lie to the warnings,
اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا اِلَّآ اٰلَ لُوْطٍ ۗنَجَّيْنٰهُمْ بِسَحَرٍۙ
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim haashiban ilaa aala luuthin najjainaahum bisaharin
and behold, We let loose upon them a tempest which rained stones upon them, except upon Lot's household whom We rescued in the last hours of the night
نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَاۗ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِيْ مَنْ شَكَرَ
Ni'matan min 'indinaa kadzalika najzii man syakar(a)
as a favour from Us. Thus do We reward those who give thanks.
وَلَقَدْ اَنْذَرَهُمْ بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ
Walaqad andzarahum bathsyatanaa fatamaarau binnudzur(i)
Surely Lot warned his people that We shall seize them (with Our chastisement), but they doubted the warnings.
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوْهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهٖ فَطَمَسْنَآ اَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ
Walaqad raawaduuhu 'an dhaifihi fathamasnaa a'yunahum fadzuuquu 'adzaabii wanudzur(i)
Then they even solicited his guests from him, whereupon We blotted out their eyes, (telling them): “Now have a taste of My chastisement and My warnings.”
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۚ
Walaqad shabbahahum bukratan 'adzaabun mustaqirrun
Indeed an abiding chastisement came upon them in the morning.
فَذُوْقُوْا عَذَابِيْ وَنُذُرِ
Fadzuuquu 'adzaabii wanudzur(i)
So have a taste of My chastisement and My warnings.
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْاٰنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ ࣖ
Walaqad yassarnaal quraana li-dzdzikri fahal min muddakirin
Surely We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
وَلَقَدْ جَاۤءَ اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُۚ
Walaqad jaa-a aala fir'aunannudzur(u)
Warnings also came to the Pharaonites,
كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَاَخَذْنٰهُمْ اَخْذَ عَزِيْزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
Kadz-dzabuu biaayaatinaa kullihaa fa-akhadznaahum akhdza 'aziizin muqtadirin
but they gave the lie to Our Signs, to all of them. Thereupon We seized them with the seizing of the Most Mighty, the Most Powerful.
اَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ اُولٰۤىِٕكُمْ اَمْ لَكُمْ بَرَاۤءَةٌ فِى الزُّبُرِۚ
Akuffaarukum khairun min uula-ikum am lakum baraa-atun fiizzubur(i)
Are your unbelievers (of Makkah) any better than they? Or have you been granted any immunity in the Scriptures?
اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ نَحْنُ جَمِيْعٌ مُّنْتَصِرٌ
Am yaquuluuna nahnu jamii'un muntashirun
Or do they say: “We are a strong legion, strong enough for victory?”
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّوْنَ الدُّبُرَ
Sayuhzamul jam'u wayuwalluunaddubur(a)
Soon shall this legion be routed and shall turn their backs and flee.
بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ اَدْهٰى وَاَمَرُّ
Balissaa'atu mau'iduhum wassaa'atu adha wa-amarr(u)
Nay; the Hour of Doom is their appointed time, and the Hour shall be more calamitous and bitter.
اِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ وَّسُعُرٍۘ
Innal mujrimiina fii dhalalin wasu'urin
The evil-doers are victims of error and madness.
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُوْنَ فِى النَّارِ عَلٰى وُجُوْهِهِمْۗ ذُوْقُوْا مَسَّ سَقَرَ
Yauma yushabuuna fiinnaari 'ala wujuuhihim dzuuquu massa saqar(a)
There shall come a Day when they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire and will be told: “Now taste the flame of Hell.”
اِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Innaa kulla syai-in khalaqnaahu biqadarin
We have created everything in a determined measure.
وَمَآ اَمْرُنَآ اِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ ۢبِالْبَصَرِ
Wamaa amrunaa ilaa waahidatun kalamhin bil bashar(i)
Our command consists of only one Word which is carried out in the twinkling of an eye.
وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَآ اَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُّدَّكِرٍ
Walaqad ahlaknaa asyyaa'akum fahal min muddakirin
We did indeed destroy many like you. Is there, then, any who will heed?
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوْهُ فِى الزُّبُرِ
Wakullu syai-in fa'aluuhu fiizzubur(i)
All their deeds are recorded in the Scrolls;
وَكُلُّ صَغِيْرٍ وَّكَبِيْرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
Wakullu shaghiirin wakabiirin mustatharun
everything large or small, is duly inscribed.
اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ فِيْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّنَهَرٍۙ
Innal muttaqiina fii jannaatin wanaharin
Surely those who shun disobedience will dwell amidst Gardens and running streams
فِيْ مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيْكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ࣖ
Fii maq'adi shidqin 'inda maliikin muqtadirin
where they will be honourably seated in the presence of a King, Mighty in Power.
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How many verses are in Surah Al-Qamar?
Surah Al-Qamar has 55 verses (ayat).
What number is Surah Al-Qamar in the Quran?
Surah Al-Qamar (القَمَر) is chapter 54 of the Quran and is found in Juz 27.
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