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Al-Qamar · The Moon

55 ayahs Makki Pages 528–531 Juz 27
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

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وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.

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وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ﴿٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision.

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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ﴿٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

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حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ﴿٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallEffective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ﴿٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.

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خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ ﴿٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWith downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,

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مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ ﴿٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.

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۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ ﴿٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ ﴿١٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.

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فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ ﴿١١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

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وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ ﴿١٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.

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وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ ﴿١٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,

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تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ﴿١٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.

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وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴿١٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿١٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴿١٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

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كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿١٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ ﴿١٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

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تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ ﴿٢٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿٢١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴿٢٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿٢٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

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فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ ﴿٢٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallFor they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.

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أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ ﴿٢٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.

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سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ ﴿٢٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.

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إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ ﴿٢٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;

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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ ﴿٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.

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فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ﴿٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ ﴿٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe folk of Lot rejected warnings.

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ ﴿٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,

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نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAs grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.

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وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴿٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.

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وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!

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وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ﴿٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.

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فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ﴿٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNow taste My punishment after My warnings!

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴿٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

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Mishary Rashid AlafasyMurattal · Al-Qamar
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).