54. Al-Qamar/The Moon
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. The Last Hour has drawn near,
b. and the moon has been split open.
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a. But whenever they see a Sign, they turn away, and mock:
b. Just the ‘same old deception, continuing!’
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a. And they belie it and follow their whims.
b. But every matter will reach its proper end - so they will know the truth.
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a. Certainly enough of the narratives of the fate of the former disbelieving nations would have
already come in which there is deterrence,
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a. narratives full of far reaching wisdom,
b. yet the warnings do not benefit them.
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a. So turn away from them.
b. The Time is going to come when the Caller will call all people to a horrible event;
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a. with their eyes humbled, they will emerge out of their graves as if they were swarms of locust, looking confused and bewildered,
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a. scrambling in a stampede and rushing towards the Caller.
b. The disbelievers will say remorsefully:
c. ‘This is such a difficult time!’
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a. Before them the People of Noah too had belied OUR Messages and Messenger,
b. and they belied OUR servant Noah, and alleged:
c. ‘He is insane!’
d. And he was rebuked and prevented from advocacy.
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a. So he appealed to his Rabb - The Lord in utter helplessness:
b. ‘I have certainly been overpowered.
c. So help’ me!
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