The Moon

Surah
Al-Qamar

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
وَٱنشَقَّ
ٱلۡقَمَرُ
١

The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:2

وَإِن

يَرَوۡاْ

ءَايَةٗ

يُعۡرِضُواْ

وَيَقُولُواْ

سِحۡرٞ

مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ

Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away,¹ saying, “Same old magic!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:3

وَكَذَّبُواْ

وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ

أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ

وَكُلُّ

أَمۡرٖ

مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:4

وَلَقَدۡ

جَآءَهُم

مِّنَ

ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ

مَا

فِيهِ

مُزۡدَجَرٌ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:5

حِكۡمَةُۢ

بَٰلِغَةٞۖ

فَمَا

تُغۡنِ

ٱلنُّذُرُ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:6

فَتَوَلَّ

عَنۡهُمۡۘ

يَوۡمَ

يَدۡعُ

ٱلدَّاعِ

إِلَىٰ

شَيۡءٖ

نُّكُرٍ

So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller¹ will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.²

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:7

خُشَّعًا

أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ

يَخۡرُجُونَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ

كَأَنَّهُمۡ

جَرَادٞ

مُّنتَشِرٞ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:8

مُّهۡطِعِينَ

إِلَى

ٱلدَّاعِۖ

يَقُولُ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ

هَٰذَا

يَوۡمٌ

عَسِرٞ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:9

۞ كَذَّبَتۡ

قَبۡلَهُمۡ

قَوۡمُ

نُوحٖ

فَكَذَّبُواْ

عَبۡدَنَا

وَقَالُواْ

مَجۡنُونٞ

وَٱزۡدُجِرَ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

54:10

فَدَعَا

رَبَّهُۥٓ

أَنِّي

مَغۡلُوبٞ

فَٱنتَصِرۡ

١٠

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

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ٱقۡتَرَبَتِٱلسَّاعَةُوَٱنشَقَّٱلۡقَمَرُ١

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
وَٱنشَقَّ
ٱلۡقَمَرُ
١