The Qur'an · Pickthall Translation

54. Al-Qamar

Pickthall translation · 55 verses

Surah Al-Qamar (54) of the Holy Qur'an, in the respected public domain Pickthall translation. It opens: “The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain” — the complete text of all 55 verses is below, free to read online, no account needed.

1The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain

2And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion

3They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision

4And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter

5Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not

6So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing

7With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad

8Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day

9The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed

10So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help

11Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water

12And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose

13And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails

14That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected

15And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth

16Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

17And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth

18(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

19Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity

20Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees

21Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

22And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth

23(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings

24For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness

25Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar

26(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar

27Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience

28And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed

29But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her)

30Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings

31Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold

32And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth

33The folk of Lot rejected warnings

34Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night

35As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks

36And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings

37They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings

38And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning

39Now taste My punishment after My warnings

40And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth

41And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh

42Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful

43Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures

44Or say they: We are a host victorious

45The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee

46Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure)

47Lo! the guilty are in error and madness

48On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell

49Lo! We have created every thing by measure

50And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye

51And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth

52And every thing they did is in the scriptures

53And every small and great thing is recorded

54Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers

55Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King

55 verses · Pickthall translation (public domain)

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