Surah Al-Qamar

فَكَيْفَكَانَعَذَابِىوَنُذُرِ

for, how severe is the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!

وَلَقَدْيَسَّرْنَاٱلْقُرْءَانَلِلذِّكْرِفَهَلْمِنمُّدَّكِرٍۢ

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

كَذَّبَتْثَمُودُبِٱلنُّذُرِ

[AND the tribe of] Thamud gave the lie to all [Our] warnings;

فَقَالُوٓا۟أَبَشَرًۭامِّنَّاوَٰحِدًۭانَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓإِنَّآإِذًۭالَّفِىضَلَٰلٍۢوَسُعُرٍ

and they said: “Are we to follow one single mortal, one from among ourselves? In that case, behold, we would certainly sink into error and folly!

أَءُلْقِىَٱلذِّكْرُعَلَيْهِمِنۢبَيْنِنَابَلْهُوَكَذَّابٌأَشِرٌۭ

Why - on him alone from among all of us should a [divine] reminder have been bestowed? Nay, but he is a boastful liar!”

سَيَعْلَمُونَغَدًۭامَّنِٱلْكَذَّابُٱلْأَشِرُ

[And God said:] “On the morrow they will come to know who the boastful liar is!

إِنَّامُرْسِلُوا۟ٱلنَّاقَةِفِتْنَةًۭلَّهُمْفَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْوَٱصْطَبِرْ

Behold, [O Salih] We are letting loose this she-camel as a test for them; and thou but watch them, and contain thyself in patience.

وَنَبِّئْهُمْأَنَّٱلْمَآءَقِسْمَةٌۢبَيْنَهُمْكُلُّشِرْبٍۢمُّحْتَضَرٌۭ

And let them know that the water [of their wells] is to be divided between them, with each share of water equitably apportioned.”

فَنَادَوْا۟صَاحِبَهُمْفَتَعَاطَىٰفَعَقَرَ

But they summoned their [boldest] companion, and he ventured [upon the evil deed], and cruelly slaughtered [the animal]:

فَكَيْفَكَانَعَذَابِىوَنُذُرِ

and how severe was the suffering which I inflicted when My warnings were disregarded!

إِنَّآأَرْسَلْنَاعَلَيْهِمْصَيْحَةًۭوَٰحِدَةًۭفَكَانُوا۟كَهَشِيمِٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

Behold, We let loose upon them one single blast [of Our punishment], and they became like the dried-up, crumbling twigs of a sheepfold.

وَلَقَدْيَسَّرْنَاٱلْقُرْءَانَلِلذِّكْرِفَهَلْمِنمُّدَّكِرٍۢ

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?

كَذَّبَتْقَوْمُلُوطٍۭبِٱلنُّذُرِ

LOT ’S PEOPLE [too] gave the lie to all [Our] warn­ings:

إِنَّآأَرْسَلْنَاعَلَيْهِمْحَاصِبًاإِلَّآءَالَلُوطٍۢنَّجَّيْنَٰهُمبِسَحَرٍۢ

[and so,] behold, We let loose upon them a deadly tempest; and only Lot ’s kinsfolk did We save at the break of dawn,

نِّعْمَةًۭمِّنْعِندِنَاكَذَٰلِكَنَجْزِىمَنشَكَرَ

as a blessing from Us: thus do We reward all who are grateful.

وَلَقَدْأَنذَرَهُمبَطْشَتَنَافَتَمَارَوْا۟بِٱلنُّذُرِ

For he had truly warned them of Our punishing might; but they stubbornly cast doubt on these warn­ings,

وَلَقَدْرَٰوَدُوهُعَنضَيْفِهِۦفَطَمَسْنَآأَعْيُنَهُمْفَذُوقُوا۟عَذَابِىوَنُذُرِ

and even demanded that he give up his guests [to them]: whereupon We deprived them of their sight [and thus told them, as it were]: “Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!”

وَلَقَدْصَبَّحَهُمبُكْرَةًعَذَابٌۭمُّسْتَقِرٌّۭ

And, indeed, abiding suffering did befall them early on the morrow:

فَذُوقُوا۟عَذَابِىوَنُذُرِ

“Taste, then, the suffering which I inflict when My warnings are disregarded!”

وَلَقَدْيَسَّرْنَاٱلْقُرْءَانَلِلذِّكْرِفَهَلْمِنمُّدَّكِرٍۢ

Hence, indeed, We made this Qur’an easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?