— 55 verses
The Hour (of doom) has drawn near, and the moon has split asunder
When these people see a sign, they turn away and say, .(This is) a transient magic
They have rejected (the Truth) and followed their desires, while every matter has to settle (at some time)
And there has come to them as much news (of the earlier communities) as it is enough to deter
(containing) a perfect wisdom. But the warnings are of no avail (to them)
Therefore, turn aside (O Prophet,) from them. (They will see the reality) on the day in which the caller will call (them) to a gruesome object
With their eyes humbled, they will come out of the graves like locusts spread all over
rushing quickly towards the caller. (On that Day) the disbelievers will say, .This is a hard day
The people of NuH denied (the truth) before them. So they rejected Our servant, and said, .(He is) a madman., and he was (also) threatened (by them)
So he prayed to his Lord saying, .I am overpowered, so defend (me)
So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring forth profusely
and We caused the earth to gush forth as springs; so the water (of both kinds) met together for a destined event
And We caused him (NuH) to board that (ship) which had planks and nails
which sailed under Our Eyes, as a reward for the one who was rejected (by the infidels)
And We left it (the ship) as a sign. So, is there one to take lesson
Then how was My torment and My warnings
Indeed We have made the Qur‘an easy for seeking advice. So, is there one to heed to the advice
(The people of) ‘Ad rejected (their prophet). So how was My torment and My warnings
We did send to them a furious wind in a day of continuous misfortune
plucking people away, as if they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees
So how was My torment and My warnings
Indeed We have made the Qur‘an easy for seeking advice. So, is there one to heed to the advice
(The people of) Thamud rejected the warners
So they said, .Shall we follow a single human being from among us? Then we will be in error and insanity
Is it that the advice has been cast upon him alone out of all of us? No, but he is a bragging liar
Tomorrow they will know who the bragging liar is
We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch them (O SaliH,) and keep patience
and tell them that water (of the well) is to be shared between them (and the she-camel), so as the right of having water shall be attended by each (alternatively)
Then they called their man (to kill the she-camel,) so he undertook (the task) and killed (the she-camel)
So how was My torment and My warnings
We sent upon them a single Cry, and they were like crushed leafs of a hedge-builder
Indeed We have made the Qur‘an easy for seeking advice. So, is there one to heed to the advice
The people of LuT rejected the warners
We sent upon them a rain of stones, except the family of LuT whom We saved in the last hours of night
as a grace from Us. This is how We reward the one who offers gratitude
And he (LuT) had certainly warned them of Our grasp, but they disputed the warnings
And they had even tried to tempt him against his guests (so that they may snatch them away for bad purpose,) but We blinded their eyes: .Now taste My torment and My warnings!
And on the next morning, a lasting torment overtook them
.Now taste My torment and My warnings
Indeed We have made the Qur‘an easy for seeking advice. So, is there one to heed to the advice
And the warners came to the family of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)
(But) they rejected all Our signs; so We seized them_ a seizure by One Mighty, Powerful
Are the disbelievers among you in a better position than all of the aforesaid (punished people), or do you have immunity (recorded) in the sacred books
Or do they say, .We are a large group, well-defended.
Soon this ‘large group‘ shall be defeated, and all of them will turn their backs
Rather the Hour (of judgment) is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour is more calamitous and much more bitter
Surely the guilty ones are in error and madness
On the Day when they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, (it will be said to them,) .Taste the touch of Hell
Verily, We have created every thing according to (Our) predestination
And (implementation of) Our command is no more than a single act like the twinkling of an eye
We have destroyed people like you; so, is there one to take lesson
And every thing they have done is recorded in the books (of deeds)
And every thing, small and big, is written down
Of course, the God-fearing will be in gardens and rivers
in a seat of Truth, near to the Omnipotent Sovereign