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About Surah Al-Qamar
Al-Qamar opens by referencing the splitting of the moon, an event traditionally understood as a miracle shown to the Meccans as a sign of the Prophet's truthfulness, which they nonetheless dismissed as magic. The surah then moves through several destroyed nations — the peoples of Noah, 'Ad, Thamud, Lot, and Pharaoh — each following the same rejection-then-punishment pattern, repeating the refrain that the Quran has been made easy to understand for anyone willing to reflect.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ
Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
Tafseer
2
وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ
Wa iny yaraw aayatany yu'ridoo wa yaqooloo sihrum mustamirr
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
Tafseer
3
وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرٖ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ
Wa kazzaboo wattaba'ooo ahwaaa'ahum; wa kullu amrim mustaqirr
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
Tafseer
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وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ
Wa laqad jaaa'ahum minal ambaaa'i maa feehi muzdajar
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
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5
حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةٞۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
Hikmatum baalighatun famaa tughnin nuzur
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
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فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ
Fatawalla 'anhum; yawma yad'ud daa'i ilaa shai 'in nukur
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
Tafseer
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خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ
khushsha'an absaaruhum yakrujoona minal ajdaasi ka annahum jaraadum muntashir
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
Tafseer
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مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ
Muhti'eena ilad daa'i yaqoolul kafiroona haazaa yawmun 'asir
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
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۞كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٞ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ
Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
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10
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَغۡلُوبٞ فَٱنتَصِرۡ
Fada'aa Rabbahooo annee maghloobun fantasir
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
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فَفَتَحۡنَآ أَبۡوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٖ مُّنۡهَمِرٖ
Fafatahnaaa abwaabas sa maaa'i bimaa'im munhamir
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
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وَفَجَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ عُيُونٗا فَٱلۡتَقَى ٱلۡمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرٖ قَدۡ قُدِرَ
Wa fajjamal arda 'uyoonan faltaqal maaa'u 'alaaa amrin qad qudir
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
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وَحَمَلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلۡوَٰحٖ وَدُسُرٖ
Wa hamalnaahu 'alaa zaati alwaahinw wa dusur
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
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14
تَجۡرِي بِأَعۡيُنِنَا جَزَآءٗ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Tajree bi a'yuninaa jazaaa 'al liman kaana kufir
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
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وَلَقَد تَّرَكۡنَٰهَآ ءَايَةٗ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
Wa laqat taraknaahaad aayatan fahal mim muddakir
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?
Tafseer
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فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Tafseer
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وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mimmuddakir
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Tafseer
18
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٞ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Kazzabat 'Aadun fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
Tafseer
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إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا فِي يَوۡمِ نَحۡسٖ مُّسۡتَمِرّٖ
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
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تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٖ مُّنقَعِرٖ
Tanzi;un naasa ka anna huma'jaazu nakhlim munqa'ir
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
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فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
'Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Tafseer
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وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Tafseer
23
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
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فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ
Faqaalooo a-basharam minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur
For 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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أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ
'A-ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi mim baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
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سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ
Sa-ya'lamoona ghadam manil kazzaabul ashir
(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
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إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ
Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum wastabir
Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
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وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ
Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
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فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
Fanaadaw saahibahum fata'aataa fa'aqar
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
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فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Tafseer
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إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ
Innaaa arsalnaa 'alaihim saihatanw waahidatan fakaano kahasheemil muhtazir
Lo! 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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وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
Wa laqad yassarnal quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
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33
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Kazzabat qawmu lootim binnuzur
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
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إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٖۖ نَّجَّيۡنَٰهُم بِسَحَرٖ
Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim haasiban illaaa aala Loot najjainaahum bisahar
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
Tafseer
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نِّعۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَن شَكَرَ
Ni'matam min 'indinaa; kazaalika najzee man shakar
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
Tafseer
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وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Wa laqad anzarahum batshatanaa fatamaaraw binnuzur
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
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وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيۡفِهِۦ فَطَمَسۡنَآ أَعۡيُنَهُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Wa laqad raawadoohu 'andaifee fatamasnaaa a'yunahum fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur
They 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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وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابٞ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ
Wa laqad sabbahahum bukratan 'azaabum mustaqirr
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
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39
فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
Fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
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40
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
Wa laqad yassarnal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Tafseer
41
وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
Wa laqad jaaa'a Aala Fir'awnan nuzur
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
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42
كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُمۡ أَخۡذَ عَزِيزٖ مُّقۡتَدِرٍ
Kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa kullihaa fa akhaznaahum akhza 'azeezim muqtadir
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
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43
أَكُفَّارُكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكُمۡ أَمۡ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٞ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ
Akuffaarukum khairum min ulaaa'ikum am lakum baraaa'atun fiz Zubur
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures?
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44
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعٞ مُّنتَصِرٞ
Am yaqooloona nahnu jamee'um muntasir
Or say they: We are a host victorious?
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45
سَيُهۡزَمُ ٱلۡجَمۡعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
Sa yuhzamul jam'u wa yuwalloonad dubur
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
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46
بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوۡعِدُهُمۡ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدۡهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
Balis Saa'atu maw'iduhum was Saa'atu adhaa wa amarr
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
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47
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٖ
Innal mujrimeena fee dalaalinw wa su'ur
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
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48
يَوۡمَ يُسۡحَبُونَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ
Yawma yushaboona fin Naari'alaa wujoohimim zooqoo massa saqar
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
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49
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ بِقَدَرٖ
Innaa kulla shai'in khalaqnaahu biqadar
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
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50
وَمَآ أَمۡرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٞ كَلَمۡحِۭ بِٱلۡبَصَرِ
Wa maaa amrunaaa illaa waahidatun kalamhim bilbasar
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
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51
وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَآ أَشۡيَاعَكُمۡ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ
Wa laqad ahlaknaaa ashyaa'akum fahal mim muddakir
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth?
Tafseer
52
وَكُلُّ شَيۡءٖ فَعَلُوهُ فِي ٱلزُّبُرِ
Wa kullu shai'in fa'aloohu fiz Zubur
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
Tafseer
53
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٖ وَكَبِيرٖ مُّسۡتَطَرٌ
Wa kullu sagheerinw wa kabeerim mustatar
And every small and great thing is recorded.
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54
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَنَهَرٖ
Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa nahar
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
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55
فِي مَقۡعَدِ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٖ مُّقۡتَدِرِۭ
Fee maq'adi sidqin 'inda Maleekim Muqtadir
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
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