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