Kamer Sûresi Wahiduddin Khan Meâli

The Last Hour draws near and the moon is split asunder. ﴾ 1 ﴿
Yet, when they see a sign they [who deny the truth] turn their backs and say, "The same old sorcery!" ﴾ 2 ﴿
They deny the truth and follow their own whims, every matter has its appointed time, ﴾ 3 ﴿
there has come to them many a tiding wherein there are warnings, ﴾ 4 ﴿
profound in wisdom, but all warnings have been of no avail: ﴾ 5 ﴿
so ignore them. On the Day when the Crier will call out about a horrible event, ﴾ 6 ﴿
with downcast eyes they shall come out of their graves, as if they were locusts milling about ﴾ 7 ﴿
hastening towards the Crier. Those who deny the truth will cry, "This is such a hard day!" ﴾ 8 ﴿
The people of Noah denied [the truth] before them. They belied Our messenger saying, "He is mad!" He was rebuffed, ﴾ 9 ﴿
so he cried out to his Lord, saying, "I am overcome, so help me!" ﴾ 10 ﴿
So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring down in torrents, ﴾ 11 ﴿
and We caused the earth to burst with gushing springs: so that the waters met for a purpose which had been decreed. ﴾ 12 ﴿
We bore him on an [ark] which, made of planks and nails, ﴾ 13 ﴿
floated on under Our eyes: a vindication of him who had been rejected. ﴾ 14 ﴿
We have left this as a sign: but will anyone take heed? ﴾ 15 ﴿
How terrible then was My punishment and My warning. ﴾ 16 ﴿
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran. Is there anyone who would receive admonition? ﴾ 17 ﴿
The people of 'Ad too rejected the truth. How terrible was My punishment and My warning. ﴾ 18 ﴿
We sent a raging wind against them on a day of continuous calamity. ﴾ 19 ﴿
It swept people away as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees. ﴾ 20 ﴿
How [dreadful] was My punishment and My warning! ﴾ 21 ﴿
We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: is there anyone who would receive admonition? ﴾ 22 ﴿
The tribe of Thamud also rejected Our warnings: ﴾ 23 ﴿
they said, "Are we to follow a man from amongst ourselves? We would surely then fall into error and madness. ﴾ 24 ﴿
Has the [Divine] message been revealed to him alone of all of us? No, he is a boastful liar." ﴾ 25 ﴿
[We said to him] "Tomorrow they shall know who is the boastful liar, ﴾ 26 ﴿
for We are [going to] send the she-camel as a trial for them, so watch them and be patient. ﴾ 27 ﴿
And tell them that the water [of the well] is to be divided between them, and that each one should drink in turn." ﴾ 28 ﴿
But they called their companion who took a sword and hamstrung her. ﴾ 29 ﴿
How [terrible] were My punishment and My warnings! ﴾ 30 ﴿
Then We sent a single blast against them and they became like dry stubble which has been trampled upon. ﴾ 31 ﴿
Indeed, We have made the Quran easy to learn lessons from. Is there anyone who would receive admonition? ﴾ 32 ﴿
The people of Lot rejected Our warnings. ﴾ 33 ﴿
We sent a sandstorm against them which destroyed them all, except the family of Lot, whom We saved at the break of dawn, ﴾ 34 ﴿
as a blessing from Us: this is how We reward the thankful. ﴾ 35 ﴿
Lot warned them of Our punishment, but they disputed the warnings -- ﴾ 36 ﴿
they even wanted to seduce his guests -- but We blinded them, and said, "Taste My punishment now that you have scorned My warnings!" -- ﴾ 37 ﴿
and early in the morning the punishment decreed overtook them -- ﴾ 38 ﴿
"Taste My punishment now that you have scorned My warnings!" ﴾ 39 ﴿
We have made it easy indeed to learn lessons from the Quran. Is there anyone who would receive admonition? ﴾ 40 ﴿
Surely warners came to the people of Pharaoh. ﴾ 41 ﴿
They, too, rejected all Our signs. So We seized them with the seizure of One Mighty, Omnipotent. ﴾ 42 ﴿
Are your people who deny the truth better than those? Or have you been given immunity in the Scriptures? ﴾ 43 ﴿
Or do they say, "We are a united group, and we are bound to prevail?" ﴾ 44 ﴿
The hosts shall soon be routed and they shall be put to flight. ﴾ 45 ﴿
Indeed, the Hour of Doom is their appointed time, and the Last Hour will be the most severe, and the most bitter. ﴾ 46 ﴿
The evil-doers are indeed sunk in error and folly -- ﴾ 47 ﴿
on the Day when they are dragged into the fire on their faces, it will be said to them, "Now feel the touch of Hell!" ﴾ 48 ﴿
We have created everything in due measure; ﴾ 49 ﴿
We command but once: Our will is done in the twinkling of an eye; ﴾ 50 ﴿
We have indeed destroyed many a people like you. Is there anyone who would receive admonition? ﴾ 51 ﴿
All their deeds are recorded in their books: ﴾ 52 ﴿
every action, small or great, is noted down. ﴾ 53 ﴿
The God-conscious will find themselves in gardens and rivers, ﴾ 54 ﴿
in the seat of truth with an all-powerful sovereign. ﴾ 55 ﴿