54. Surah Al-Qamar

1. Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

2. Wa iny yaraw aayatany yu'ridoo wa yaqooloo sihrum mustamirr

وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ

And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

3. Wa kazzaboo wattaba'ooo ahwaaa'ahum; wa kullu amrim mustaqirr

وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

4. Wa laqad jaaa'ahum minal ambaaa'i maa feehi muzdajar

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -

5. Hikmatum baalighatun famaa tughnin nuzur

حِكْمَةٌۢ بَٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

6. Fatawalla 'anhum; yawma yad'ud daa'i ilaa shai 'in nukur

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ

So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,

7. khushsha'an absaaruhum yakrujoona minal ajdaasi ka annahum jaraadum muntashir

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ

Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

8. Muhti'eena ilad daa'i yaqoolul kafiroona haazaa yawmun 'asir

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

9. Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir

۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

10. Fada'aa Rabbahooo annee maghloobun fantasir

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ

So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."