54:1

ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ ١

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

54:2

وَإِن يَرَوْاْ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ ٢

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

54:3

وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍۢ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ ٣

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

54:4

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ٤

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

54:5

حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌۭ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٥

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

54:6

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ نُّكُرٍ ٦

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

54:7

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌۭ مُّنتَشِرٌۭ ٧

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

54:8

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌۭ ٨

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

54:9

۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجْنُونٌۭ وَٱزْدُجِرَ ٩

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

54:10

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌۭ فَٱنتَصِرْ ١٠

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

54:11

فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍۢ مُّنْهَمِرٍۢ ١١

So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain,

54:12

وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًۭا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍۢ قَدْ قُدِرَ ١٢

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

54:13

وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍۢ وَدُسُرٍۢ ١٣

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

54:14

تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءًۭ لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ١٤

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

54:15

وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةًۭ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ١٥

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

54:16

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ١٦

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

54:17

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ١٧

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

54:18

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ١٨

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

54:19

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ ١٩

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

54:20

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ ٢٠

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

54:21

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٢١

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

54:22

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ٢٢

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

54:23

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٢٣

Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,

54:24

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرًۭا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًۭا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍ ٢٤

arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.

54:25

أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌۭ ٢٥

Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”

54:26

سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًۭا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ ٢٦

˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is.

54:27

إِنَّا مُرْسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ ٢٧

We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.

54:28

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ ٢٨

And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”

54:29

فَنَادَوْاْ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩

But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.

54:30

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٠

Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

54:31

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ ٣١

Indeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders.

54:32

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ٣٢

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

54:33

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٣

The people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings.

54:34

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍۢ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍۢ ٣٤

We unleashed upon them a storm of stones. As for ˹the believers of˺ Lot’s family, We delivered them before dawn

54:35

نِّعْمَةًۭ مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ ٣٥

as a blessing from Us. This is how We reward whoever gives thanks.

54:36

وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ٣٦

He had already warned them of Our ˹crushing˺ blow but they disputed the warnings.

54:37

وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٧

And they even demanded his angel-guests from him, so We blinded their eyes. ˹And they were told,˺ “Taste then My punishment and warnings!”

54:38

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌۭ مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ ٣٨

And indeed, by the early morning they were overwhelmed by an unrelenting torment.

54:39

فَذُوقُواْ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ ٣٩

˹Again they were told,˺ “Taste now My punishment and warnings!”

54:40

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ٤٠

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

54:41

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٤١

And indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh.

54:42

كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ٤٢

˹But˺ they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the ˹crushing˺ grip of the Almighty, Most Powerful.

54:43

أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌۭ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ ٤٣

Now, are you ˹Meccan˺ disbelievers superior to those ˹destroyed peoples˺? Or have you ˹been granted˺ immunity ˹from punishment˺ in divine Books?

54:44

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌۭ مُّنتَصِرٌۭ ٤٤

Or do they say, “We are all ˹a˺ united ˹front˺, bound to prevail.”?

54:45

سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ ٤٥

˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee.

54:46

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ ٤٦

Better yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter.

54:47

إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ وَسُعُرٍۢ ٤٧

Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes.

54:48

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ ٤٨

On the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, ˹they will be told,˺ “Taste the touch of Hell!”

54:49

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍۢ ٤٩

Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained.

54:50

وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌۭ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ ٥٠

Our command is but a single word, done in the blink of an eye.

54:51

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ ٥١

We have already destroyed the likes of you. So will any ˹of you˺ be mindful?

54:52

وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ ٥٢

Everything they have done is ˹listed˺ in ˹their˺ records.

54:53

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ ٥٣

Every matter, small and large, is written ˹precisely˺.

54:54

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَنَهَرٍۢ ٥٤

Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers,

54:55

فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍۢ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ ٥٥

at the Seat of Honour in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign.