Al-Qamar — The Moon

The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.

Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”

They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—

even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.

˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.

So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.

With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts

rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”

Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.

So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”

So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain

and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.

We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails

sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.

We certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery

that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.