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The Qur'an, 54. al-Qamar

54. al-Qamar: The Moon

1 The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
2 And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
3 They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
4 And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
5 Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
6 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
7 With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
8 Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
9 The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
10 So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
12 And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
13 And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
14 That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
15 And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
16 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
17 And 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.
19 Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
20 Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
21 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
22 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
24 For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
25 Hath 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.
27 Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
29 But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
30 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
31 Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
32 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
33 The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
34 Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
35 As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
36 And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
37 They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
38 And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
39 Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
40 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
41 And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
42 Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
43 Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
44 Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
45 The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
46 Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
47 Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
48 On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
49 Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
50 And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
51 And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
52 And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
53 And every small and great thing is recorded.
54 Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
55 Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.

The Qur'an, 53. an-Najm

53. an-Najm: The Star

1 By the Star when it setteth,
2 Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;
3 Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.
4 It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,
5 Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,
6 One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
7 When he was on the uppermost horizon.
8 Then he drew nigh and came down
9 Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,
10 And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.
11 The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.
12 Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth ?
13 And verily he saw him yet another time
14 By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,
15 Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.
16 When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,
17 The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.
18 Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.
19 Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza
20 And Manat, the third, the other ?
21 Are yours the males and His the females ?
22 That indeed were an unfair division!
23 They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.
24 Or shall man have what he coveteth ?
25 But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.
26 And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
27 Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.
28 And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.
29 Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.
30 Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.
31 And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.
32 Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).
33 Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,
34 And gave a little, then was grudging ?
35 Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth ?
36 Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses
37 And Abraham who paid his debt:
38 That no laden one shall bear another's load,
39 And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
40 And that his effort will be seen.
41 And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;
42 And that thy Lord, He is the goal;
43 And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,
44 And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;
45 And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,
46 From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;
47 And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;
48 And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;
49 And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
50 And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,
51 And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;
52 And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;
53 And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed
54 So that there covered them that which did cover.
55 Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute ?
56 This is a warner of the warners of old.
57 The threatened Hour is nigh.
58 None beside Allah can disclose it.
59 Marvel ye then at this statement,
60 And laugh and not weep,
61 While ye amuse yourselves ?
62 Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.

The Qur'an, 52. at-Tur

52. at-Tur: The Mountain

1 By the Mount,
2 And a Scripture inscribed
3 On fine parchment unrolled,
4 And the House frequented,
5 And the roof exalted,
6 And the sea kept filled,
7 Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
8 There is none that can ward it off.
9 On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
10 And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
11 Then woe that day unto the deniers
12 Who play in talk of grave matters;
13 The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
14 (And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
15 Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
16 Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or impatient of it is all one for you. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do.
17 Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
18 Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell-fire.
19 (And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
20 Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
21 And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive them of nought of their (life's) work. Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned.
22 And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
23 There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
24 And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
25 And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
26 Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
27 But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
28 Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
29 Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
30 Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?
31 Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
32 Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
33 Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
34 Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
35 Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
37 Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
38 Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!
39 Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
40 Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
41 Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
42 Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
43 Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
44 And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
45 Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder-stricken,
46 A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
47 And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
48 So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,
49 And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.

The Qur'an, 51. adh-Dhariyat

51. adh-Dhariyat: The Scatterers

1 By those that winnow with a winnowing
2 And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
3 And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
4 And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
5 Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
6 And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
7 By the heaven full of paths,
8 Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
9 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
10 Accursed be the conjecturers
11 Who are careless in an abyss!
12 They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
13 (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
14 (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
15 Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
16 Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
17 They used to sleep but little of the night,
18 And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
19 And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
20 And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
21 And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
22 And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
24 Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
25 When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
26 Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
27 And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
28 Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
29 Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
30 They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
31 (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
32 They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
33 That we may send upon them stones of clay,
34 Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
35 Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
36 But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
37 And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
38 And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
39 But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
40 So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
41 And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
42 It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
43 And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
44 But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
45 And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
46 And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
47 We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
48 And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
49 And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
50 Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
51 And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
52 Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
53 Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
54 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
55 And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
56 I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
57 I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
58 Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
59 And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).
60 And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.

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