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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Qamar   Ayah:

Al-Qamar

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ
(1) The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].[1577]
[1577]- This was a sign given by Allāh to Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) when the Quraysh challenged him to show them a miracle.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ
(2) And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."[1578]
[1578]- Or "Continuing magic."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرٖ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ
(3) And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ
(4) And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةٞۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
(5) Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ
(6) So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller[1579] calls to something forbidding,
[1579]- Said to be an angel announcing the account and judgement.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ
(7) Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ
(8) Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
۞ كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٞ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ
(9) The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَغۡلُوبٞ فَٱنتَصِرۡ
(10) So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٖ مُّنۡهَمِرٖ
(11) Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونٗا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٖ قَدۡ قُدِرَ
(12) And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٰحٖ وَدُسُرٖ
(13) And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
تَجۡرِي بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءٗ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
(14) Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةٗ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
(15) And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
(16) And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.[1580]
[1580]- To those after them, who were expected to derive a lesson from previous occurrences.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
(17) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٞ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
(18) ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا فِي يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٖ مُّسۡتَمِرّٖ
(19) Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٖ مُّنقَعِرٖ
(20) Extracting the people[1581] as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
[1581]- From their hiding places.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
(21) And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
(22) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
(23) Thamūd denied the warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ
(24) And said, "Is it one human being[1582] among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
[1582]- i.e., the prophet Ṣāliḥ.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ
(25) Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ
(26) They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ
(27) Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.[1583]
[1583]- This and the following verse are an address to Ṣāliḥ (upon him be peace).
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ
(28) And inform them that the water is shared between them,[1584] each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
[1584]- i.e., between the tribe of Thamūd and the she-camel - a day for each to drink.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
(29) But they called their companion,[1585] and he dared[1586] and hamstrung [her].
[1585]- i.e., the worst and most despicable among them.
[1586]- Or "he took," referring to his sword or to the she-camel.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
(30) And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ
(31) Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
(32) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
(33) The people of Lot denied the warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٖۖ نَّجَّيۡنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٖ
(34) Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
نِّعۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَن شَكَرَ
(35) As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
(36) And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
(37) And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٞ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ
(38) And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
(39) So taste My punishment and warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
(40) And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
(41) And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٖ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ
(42) They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أُوْلَٰٓئِكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٞ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ
(43) Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعٞ مُّنتَصِرٞ
(44) Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
سَيُهۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
(45) [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].[1587]
[1587]- This foretold event took place on the day of Badr.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
(46) But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٖ
(47) Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.[1588].
[1588]- Or "in blazing fires."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ
(48) The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."[1589]
[1589]- One of the proper names of Hell.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٖ
(49) Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٞ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ
(50) And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
(51) And We have already destroyed your kinds,[1590] so is there any who will remember?
[1590]- i.e., those similar to you in attitude and behavior when they rejected Allāh's messengers.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَكُلُّ شَيۡءٖ فَعَلُوهُ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ
(52) And everything they did is in written records.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٖ وَكَبِيرٖ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ
(53) And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَنَهَرٖ
(54) Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فِي مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٖ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ
(55) In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.[1591]
[1591]- Who accomplishes whatever He wills whenever He wills.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
 
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