54. Al-Qamar/The Moon

54. Al-Qamar/The Moon

I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah

The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.

54:01
a. The Last Hour has drawn near,
b. and the moon has been split open.

54:02
a. But whenever they see a Sign, they turn away, and mock:
b. Just the ‘same old deception, continuing!’

54:03
a. And they belie it and follow their whims.
b. But every matter will reach its proper end - so they will know the truth.

54:04
a. Certainly enough of the narratives of the fate of the former disbelieving nations would have
already come in which there is deterrence,

54:05
a. narratives full of far reaching wisdom,
b. yet the warnings do not benefit them.

54:06
a. So turn away from them.
b. The Time is going to come when the Caller will call all people to a horrible event;

54:07
a. with their eyes humbled, they will emerge out of their graves as if they were swarms of locust, looking confused and bewildered,

54:08
a. scrambling in a stampede and rushing towards the Caller.
b. The disbelievers will say remorsefully:
c. ‘This is such a difficult time!’

54:09
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.

54:10
a. So he appealed to his Rabb - The Lord in utter helplessness:
b. ‘I have certainly been overpowered.
c. So help’ me!