Sūrah 54✦Meccan✦55 Āyāt
سورة القمر
Al-Qamar — The Moon
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
54:1
The Moon
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ١
The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.
54:2
The Moon
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ٢
Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”
54:3
The Moon
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ٣
They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—
54:4
The Moon
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ٤
even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.
54:5
The Moon
حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ٥
˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.
54:6
The Moon
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ٦
So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.
54:7
The Moon
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ٧
With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts
54:8
The Moon
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ٨
rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”
54:9
The Moon
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ٩
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.
54:10
The Moon
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ١٠
So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”
54:11
The Moon
فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ١١
So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain
54:12
The Moon
وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ١٢
and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.
54:13
The Moon
وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ١٣
We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails
54:14
The Moon
تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ١٤
sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.
54:15
The Moon
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ١٥
We certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
54:16
The Moon
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ١٦
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
54:17
The Moon
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ١٧
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
54:18
The Moon
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ١٨
’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
54:19
The Moon
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ١٩
Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery
54:20
The Moon
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ٢٠
that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
About Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon)
Named "the Moon" (al-Qamar), a Meccan sūrah on the splitting of the moon and the destruction of past deniers, with the refrain that the Qurʾān is made easy to remember.
- Chapter
- 54 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 55
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Qamar about?
Named "the Moon" (al-Qamar), a Meccan sūrah on the splitting of the moon and the destruction of past deniers, with the refrain that the Qurʾān is made easy to remember.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qamar?
Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon) has 55 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Qamar Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Qamar is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Qamar in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Qamar is the 54th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.