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                        Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                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 drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:2
                    وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:2
                    And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:3
                    وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:3
                    They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:4
                    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:4
                    And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:5
                    حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:5
                    Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:6
                    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:6
                    So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:7
                    خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:7
                    With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:8
                    مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:8
                    Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:9
                    ۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:9
                    The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:10
                    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:10
                    So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:11
                    فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:11
                    Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:12
                    وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:12
                    And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:13
                    وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:13
                    And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:14
                    تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:14
                    That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:15
                    وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:15
                    And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:16
                    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:16
                    Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:17
                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:17
                    And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:18
                    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:18
                    (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:19
                    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:19
                    Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:20
                    تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:20
                    Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:21
                    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:21
                    Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:22
                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:22
                    And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:23
                    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:23
                    (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:24
                    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:24
                    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.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:25
                    أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:25
                    Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:26
                    سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:26
                    (Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:27
                    إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:27
                    Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:28
                    وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:28
                    And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:29
                    فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:29
                    But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:30
                    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:30
                    Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:31
                    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:31
                    Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:32
                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:32
                    And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:33
                    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:33
                    The folk of Lot rejected warnings.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:34
                    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:34
                    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,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:35
                    نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:36
                    وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:36
                    And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:37
                    وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:37
                    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!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:38
                    وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:38
                    And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:39
                    فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:39
                    Now taste My punishment after My warnings!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:40
                    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:41
                    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:41
                    And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:42
                    كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:42
                    Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:43
                    أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:44
                    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:44
                    Or say they: We are a host victorious?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:45
                    سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:45
                    The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:46
                    Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:47
                    إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:47
                    Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:48
                    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:48
                    On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:49
                    إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:49
                    Lo! We have created every thing by measure.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:50
                    وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:50
                    And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:51
                    And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:52
                    وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:52
                    And every thing they did is in the scriptures,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:53
                    وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:53
                    And every small and great thing is recorded.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:54
                    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:54
                    Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:55
                    فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ
                
                
                
                
                
                    54:55
                    Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)