“Convey my teaching (to the people) even if it were one sentence” [Sahih Bukhari 3461]


Text: Chapter 54: Al-Qamar (The Moon)


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اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ

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The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.1

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وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ

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Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away,1 saying, “Same old magic!”

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وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

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They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—

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وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّنَ الْأَنبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

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even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.

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حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ

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˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ

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So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller1 will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.2

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خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ

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With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts,

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مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

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rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”

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كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

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Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.

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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ

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So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”

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فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ

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So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain,

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وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

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and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.

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وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

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We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails,

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تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

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sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.

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54:15

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وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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We certainly left this1 as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

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’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

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إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

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Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind,1 on a day of unrelenting misery,

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تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ

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that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ

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Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,

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فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

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arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.

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أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ

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Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”

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سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ

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˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is.

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إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ

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We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.

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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ

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And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”

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فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

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But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

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إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ

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Indeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders.

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ

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The people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings.

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إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَاهُم بِسَحَرٍ

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We unleashed upon them a storm of stones. As for ˹the believers of˺ Lot’s family, We delivered them before dawn

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نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَن شَكَرَ

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as a blessing from Us. This is how We reward whoever gives thanks.

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وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ

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He had already warned them of Our ˹crushing˺ blow but they disputed the warnings.

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وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

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And they even demanded his angel-guests from him,1 so We blinded their eyes. ˹And they were told,˺ “Taste then My punishment and warnings!”

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وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

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And indeed, by the early morning they were overwhelmed by an unrelenting torment.

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فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

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˹Again they were told,˺ “Taste now My punishment and warnings!”

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ

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And indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh.

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كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

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˹But˺ they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the ˹crushing˺ grip of the Almighty, Most Powerful.

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أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ

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Now, are you ˹Meccan˺ disbelievers superior to those ˹destroyed peoples˺? Or have you ˹been granted˺ immunity ˹from punishment˺ in divine Books?

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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ

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Or do they say, “We are all ˹a˺ united ˹front˺, bound to prevail.”?

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سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ

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˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee.1

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بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

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Better yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter.

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إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

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Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes.

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يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ

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On the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, ˹they will be told,˺ “Taste the touch of Hell!”1

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إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ

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Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained.

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وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ

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Our command1 is but a single word,2 done in the blink of an eye.

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وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

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We have already destroyed the likes of you. So will any ˹of you˺ be mindful?

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وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ

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Everything they have done is ˹listed˺ in ˹their˺ records.

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وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

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Every matter, small and large, is written ˹precisely˺.

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إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

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Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers,1

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فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

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at the Seat of Honour in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign.

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