Chapter 54
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.
54:1 The Hour has drawn near, and the moon is reached.
54:2 And if they see a sign, they turn away and say: "Ongoing magic!"
54:3 And they disbelieved, and followed their desires, and every old tradition.
54:4 While the news had come to them in which there was sufficient warning.
54:5 A perfect wisdom; but the warnings are of no benefit.
54:6 So turn away from them; the Day will come when the caller will call to a terrible disaster.
54:7 With their eyes humiliated, they come out of the graves like scattered locusts.
54:8 Hastening towards the caller, the rejecters will say: "This is a difficult Day."
54:9 The people of Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved Our servant and said: "He is crazy!" And he was oppressed.
54:10 So he called on his Lord: "I am beaten, so grant me victory."
54:11 So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring water.
54:12 And We caused springs to gush out of the earth. Thus the waters met to a command which had been measured.
54:13 We carried him on a craft made of slabs and mortar.
54:14 It ran under Our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected.
54:15 And We have left it as a sign. Are there any who want to learn?
54:16 So how was My retribution after the warnings!
54:17 And We made the Qur'an easy to remember. Are there any who want to learn?
54:18 'Aad disbelieved. So how was My retribution after the warnings!
54:19 We sent upon them a violent wind, on a day of continuous misery.
54:20 It uprooted the people as if they were decayed palm tree trunks.
54:21 So how was My retribution after the warnings!
54:22 And We made the Qur'an easy to remember. Are there any who will learn?
54:23 Thamud rejected the warnings.
54:24 They said: "Shall we follow one of us; a mortal? We will then go astray, and be in Hell."
54:25 "Has the reminder come down to him, of all people amongst us? He is an evil liar."
54:26 They will find out tomorrow who the evil liar is.
54:27 We are sending the camel as a test for them. So watch them and be patient.
54:28 And inform them that the water shall be divided between them; each shall be allowed to drink in turn.
54:29 But they called on their friend, and he was paid to slaughter.
54:30 So how was My retribution after the warnings!
54:31 We sent upon them one scream, whereupon they became like harvested hay.
54:32 And We made the Qur'an easy to remember. Are there any who will learn?
54:33 The people of Lot rejected the warners.
54:34 We sent upon them projectiles. Except for the family of Lot, We saved them at dawn.
54:35 A blessing from Us; it is thus that We reward the thankful.
54:36 And he warned them about Our punishment, but they ridiculed the warnings.
54:37 And they sought to remove him from his guests; so We diverted their eyes. "Taste My retribution; you have been warned."
54:38 And in the early morning, a devastating retribution struck them.
54:39 "Taste My retribution; you have been warned."
54:40 And We made the Qur'an easy to remember. Are there any who will learn?
54:41 And the warnings had come to the people of Pharaoh.
54:42 They rejected all Our signs. So We took them, the taking of the Noble, the Able.
54:43 Are your rejecters better than those? Or have you been absolved by the scriptures?
54:44 Or do they say: "We are a large group and we will win."
54:45 The large group will be defeated; they will turn around and flee.
54:46 The Hour is their appointed time, and the Hour is far worse and more painful.
54:47 The criminals are in error and will burn.
54:48 The Day when they will be dragged upon their faces into the Fire: "Taste the agony of the scorching heat!"
54:49 Everything We have created in measure.
54:50 And Our commands are done at once with the blink of an eye.
54:51 And We have destroyed your counterparts. Do any of you wish to learn?
54:52 And everything they had done, is in the scriptures.
54:53 And everything, small or large, is written down.
54:54 The righteous will be in gardens and rivers.
54:55 In a position of honor, at an Omnipotent King.