Al-Qamarالقمر

The Moon · 55 verses · Meccan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].Saheeh International

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وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ

And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."Saheeh International

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وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.Saheeh International

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حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].Saheeh International

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فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ

So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,Saheeh International

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خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ

Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,Saheeh International

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مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."Saheeh International

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۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.Saheeh International

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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ

So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."Saheeh International

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فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ

Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring downSaheeh International

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وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.Saheeh International

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وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,Saheeh International

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تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?Saheeh International

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?Saheeh International

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كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.Saheeh International

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,Saheeh International

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تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ

Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.Saheeh International

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?Saheeh International

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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Thamūd denied the warning.Saheeh International

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فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.Saheeh International

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أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ

Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."Saheeh International

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سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ

They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.Saheeh International

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إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.Saheeh International

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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ

And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].Saheeh International

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فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].Saheeh International

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فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.Saheeh International

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?Saheeh International

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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

The people of Lot denied the warning.Saheeh International

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ

Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.Saheeh International

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نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.Saheeh International

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فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

So taste My punishment and warning.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.Saheeh International

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كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.Saheeh International

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أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?Saheeh International

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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ

Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?Saheeh International

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سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].Saheeh International

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بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.Saheeh International

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness..Saheeh International

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يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."Saheeh International

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إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ

Indeed, all things We created with predestination.Saheeh International

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وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ

And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.Saheeh International

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وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?Saheeh International

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وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

And everything they did is in written records.Saheeh International

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وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.Saheeh International

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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,Saheeh International

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فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ

In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.Saheeh International

About Surah Al-Qamar (القمر)

Al-Qamar opens with the splitting of the moon, a sign witnessed at Makkah. It then reviews the swift fates of the peoples of Nuh, 'Ad, Thamud, Lut, and Pharaoh, punctuated by the fourfold refrain: 'We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember — so is there anyone who will be mindful?' (54:17).

Chapter
54 of 114
Verses
55
Revelation
Makki
Meaning
The Moon

Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Qamar

What does "Al-Qamar" mean in English?

Al-Qamar (القمر) means "The Moon" in English. It is chapter 54 of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Qamar?

Surah Al-Qamar has 55 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 528 to 531 of the mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Qamar Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Qamar is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.