Verse 54:1 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
1
ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ١
iq'tarabati l-sāʿatu wa-inshaqqa l-qamar
The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two
2
وَإِن یَرَوۡا۟ ءَایَةࣰ یُعۡرِضُوا۟ وَیَقُولُوا۟ سِحۡرࣱ مُّسۡتَمِرࣱّ ٢
wa-in yaraw āyatan yuʿ'riḍū wayaqūlū siḥ'run mus'tamirru
Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Same old sorcery!’
3
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوۤا۟ أَهۡوَاۤءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرࣲ مُّسۡتَقِرࣱّ ٣
wakadhabū wa-ittabaʿū ahwāahum wakullu amrin mus'taqirru
They reject the truth and follow their own desires––everything is recorded––
4
وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَاۤءِ مَا فِیهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ ٤
walaqad jāahum mina l-anbāi mā fīhi muz'dajaru
although warning tales that should have restrained them have come down to them––
5
حِكۡمَةُۢ بَـٰلِغَةࣱۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ ٥
ḥik'matun bālighatun famā tugh'ni l-nudhur
farreaching wisdom––but these warnings do not help
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