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                        Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
                
                
                    In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
                
            
                    54:1
                    ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:1
                    The Hour is drawing near, and the moon is split (in two).  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:2
                    وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:2
                    Yet if they see a sign (the unbelievers) turn their backs and say: 'This is but a continuation of sorcery'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:3
                    وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:3
                    They have belied, and follow their own fancies. But, every issue will be settled!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:4
                    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:4
                    Tidings containing a deterrent have come to them  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:5
                    حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:5
                    which are full of wisdom; but the warnings do not help.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:6
                    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:6
                    Therefore, turn away from them. On the Day when the Caller summons them to a terrible thing,  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:7
                    خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:7
                    their eyes will be humbled as they come out from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:8
                    مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:8
                    running (with their necks extended) to the Caller. The unbelievers will say: 'This is indeed a harsh Day'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:9
                    ۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:9
                    (Long) before them the nation of Noah belied. They belied Our worshiper saying: 'Mad' and he was reprimanded.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:10
                    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:10
                    Then he supplicated to his Lord, (saying): 'I am overcome, help me'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:11
                    فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We opened the Gates of Heaven with torrential water  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:12
                    وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:12
                    and caused the earth to gush with springs, so that the waters met for a predestined matter.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:13
                    وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:13
                    We carried him in a well built, watertight vessel made from planks (of wood)  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:14
                    تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:14
                    that ran on under Our Eyes, a recompense for him because he had been disbelieved.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:15
                    وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We have left it as a sign. Is there any that will remember?  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:16
                    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:16
                    How then were My punishment and My warnings!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We have made the Koran easy to remember, is there any that will remember!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:18
                    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Aad too belied. How then were My punishment and My warnings!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:19
                    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And We sent against them a howling wind in a Day of continuous of ill fortune  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:20
                    تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    and snatched people up as though they were stumps of uprooted palmtrees.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:21
                    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:21
                    How then were My punishment and My warnings!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:22
                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We have made the Koran easy to remember, is there any that will remember?  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:23
                    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Thamood, too, belied Our warnings.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:24
                    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:24
                    They said: 'Are we to follow a mortal who is one of us? Then indeed, we would surely be in error and insane.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:25
                    أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:25
                    Out of all of us has the Reminder been given to him alone? Rather, he is indeed an arrogant liar'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:26
                    سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    (To him We said): 'Tomorrow they shall know who is the arrogant liar.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:27
                    إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:27
                    We are sending to them as a trial, a shecamel, so watch them and have patience.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:28
                    وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Tell them that the water is to be divided between them, a drink each for them in turn'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:29
                    فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    But they called their companion who took hold of her and hamstrung her.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    How then were My punishment and My warnings!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:31
                    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Then We sent against them one Shout and they became like the trampled twigs of the (sheep) penbuilder.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:32
                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We have made the Koran an easy Remembrance, is there any that will remember!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:33
                    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    The nation of Lot belied Our warnings.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:34
                    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We let loose on all of them a squall of claystones, except for the house of Lot whom We saved at dawn  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:35
                    نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    through Our Mercy. So it is that We recompense the thankful.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    He had warned them of Our assault but they disputed the warnings.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    They even solicited of him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes: 'Now, taste My punishment and My warnings'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:38
                    وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And at daybreak a determined punishment came upon them.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:39
                    فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:39
                    'Now, taste My punishment and My warnings'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    We have made the Koran an easy Remembrance, is there any that will remember!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    The warnings also came to Pharaoh's people,  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:42
                    كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    but they belied all Our signs so We seized them with the seizing of the Mighty, Powerful.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    What then, are your unbelievers better than those? Or do you have an immunity (written) in the Scrolls?  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:44
                    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Or do they say: 'We are a gathering that will be victorious'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:45
                    سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Most certainly their gatherings shall be routed, and they will turn their backs.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:46
                    بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Rather, the Hour is their encounter. And that Hour will be most calamitous and bitter.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:47
                    إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Indeed the wrongdoers are in error and a raging fire.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:48
                    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    On the Day when they are dragged on their faces into the Fire, (it will be said to them): 'Taste the touch of the Scorching'  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:49
                    إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:49
                    Indeed, We have created all things according to a measure.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And Our Order is but one word like the flashing of an eye.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And We destroyed those like you, is there any that will remember!  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:52
                    وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    All their deeds are in the Scrolls,  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:53
                    وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:53
                    everything, be it great or small, is recorded.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:54
                    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:54
                    Indeed, the cautious shall live amid gardens and a river,  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:55
                    فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:55
                    in a secure abode, in the presence of the Powerful King.  - Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish (English)