بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
iq'tarabati l-sāʿatu wa-inshaqqa l-qamaru
The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.
wa-in yaraw āyatan yuʿ'riḍū wayaqūlū siḥ'run mus'tamirrun
Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”
wakadhabū wa-ittabaʿū ahwāahum wakullu amrin mus'taqirrun
They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—
walaqad jāahum mina l-anbāi mā fīhi muz'dajarun
even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.
ḥik'matun bālighatun famā tugh'ni l-nudhuru
˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.
fatawalla ʿanhum yawma yadʿu l-dāʿi ilā shayin nukurin
So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.
khushaʿan abṣāruhum yakhrujūna mina l-ajdāthi ka-annahum jarādun muntashirun
With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts,
muh'ṭiʿīna ilā l-dāʿi yaqūlu l-kāfirūna hādhā yawmun ʿasirun
rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”
kadhabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin fakadhabū ʿabdanā waqālū majnūnun wa-uz'dujira
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.
fadaʿā rabbahu annī maghlūbun fa-intaṣir
So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”
fafataḥnā abwāba l-samāi bimāin mun'hamirin
So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain,
wafajjarnā l-arḍa ʿuyūnan fal-taqā l-māu ʿalā amrin qad qudira
and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.
waḥamalnāhu ʿalā dhāti alwāḥin wadusurin
We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails,
tajrī bi-aʿyuninā jazāan liman kāna kufira
sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.
walaqad taraknāhā āyatan fahal min muddakirin
We certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
fakayfa kāna ʿadhābī wanudhuri
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
walaqad yassarnā l-qur'āna lildhik'ri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
kadhabat ʿādun fakayfa kāna ʿadhābī wanudhuri
’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
innā arsalnā ʿalayhim rīḥan ṣarṣaran fī yawmi naḥsin mus'tamirrin
Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery,
tanziʿu l-nāsa ka-annahum aʿjāzu nakhlin munqaʿirin
that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
fakayfa kāna ʿadhābī wanudhuri
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
walaqad yassarnā l-qur'āna lildhik'ri fahal min muddakirin
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
kadhabat thamūdu bil-nudhuri
Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,
faqālū abasharan minnā wāḥidan nattabiʿuhu innā idhan lafī ḍalālin wasuʿurin
arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.
a-ul'qiya l-dhik'ru ʿalayhi min bayninā bal huwa kadhābun ashirun
Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”
sayaʿlamūna ghadan mani l-kadhābu l-ashiru
˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is.
innā mur'silū l-nāqati fit'natan lahum fa-ir'taqib'hum wa-iṣ'ṭabir
We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.
wanabbi'hum anna l-māa qis'matun baynahum kullu shir'bin muḥ'taḍarun
And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺.”
fanādaw ṣāḥibahum fataʿāṭā faʿaqara
But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.
fakayfa kāna ʿadhābī wanudhuri
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
Loading…