The hour of judgment approacheth; and the moon hath been split in sunder
But if the unbelievers see a sign, they turn aside, saying, this is a powerful charm
And they accuse thee, O Mohammed, of imposture, and follow their own lusts: But every thing will be immutably fixed
And now hath a message come unto them, wherein is a determent from obstinate infidelity
the same being consummate wisdom: But warners profit them not
wherefore do thou withdraw from them. The day whereon the summoner shall summon mankind to an ungrateful business
they shall come forth from their graves with down-cast looks: Numerous as locusts scattered far abroad
hastening with terror unto the summoner. The unbelievers shall say, this is a day of distress
The people of Noah accused that prophet of imposture, before thy people rejected thee: They accused our servant of imposture, saying, he is a madman; and he was rejected with reproach
He called, therefore, upon his Lord, saying, verily I am overpowered; wherefore avenge me
So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring down
and We caused the earth to break forth into springs; so that the water of heaven and earth met, according to the decree which had been established
And We bare him on a vessel composed of planks and nails
which moved forward under our eyes: As a recompense unto him who had been ungratefully rejected
And We left the said vessel for a sign: But is any one warned thereby
And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening
Now have We made the Koran easy for admoniton: But is any one admonished thereby
Ad charged their prophet with imposture: But how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening
Verily We sent against them a roaring wind, on a day of continued ill-luck
It carried men away, as though they had been roots of palm-trees forcibly torn up
And how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening
Now have We made the Koran easy for admonition: But is any one admonished thereby
Thamud charged the admonitions of their prophet with falsehood
and said, shall we follow a single man among us? Verily we should then be guilty of error, and preposterous madness
Is the office of admonition committed unto him preferably to the rest of us? Nay; he is a liar, and an insolent fellow
But God said to Saleh, to morrow shall they know who is the liar, and the insolent person
For We will surely send the she-camel for a trial of them; and do thou observe them, and bear their insults with patience
And prophesy unto them that the water shall be divided between them, and each portion shall be sat down to alternately
And they called their companion: And he took a sword, and slew her
But how severe was my vengeance, and my threatening
For We sent against them one cry of the angel Gabriel, and they became like the dry sticks used by him who buildeth a fold for cattle
And now have We made the Koran easy for admonition: But is any one admonished thereby
The people of Lot charged his preaching with falsehood
But We sent against them a wind driving a shower of stones, which destroyed them all except the family of Lot; whom We delivered early in the morning
through favour from Us. Thus do We reward those who are thankful
And Lot had warned them of our severity in chastising; but they doubted of that warning
And they demanded his guests of him, that they might abuse them: But We put out their eyes, saying, taste my vengeance, and my threatening
And early in the morning a lasting punishment surprized them
Taste, therefore, my vengeance, and my threatening
Now have We made the Koran easy for admonition: But is any one admonished thereby
The warning of Moses also came unto the people of Pharaoh
but they charged every one of our signs with imposture: Wherefore We chastised them with a mighty and irresistible chastisement
Are your unbelievers, O Meccans, better than these? Is immunity from punishment promised unto you in the scriptures
Do they say, we are a body of men able to prevail against our enemies
The multitude shall surely be put to flight, and shall turn their back
But the hour of judgment is their threatened time of punishment: And that hour shall be more grievous and more bitter than their afflictions in this life
Verily the wicked wander in error, and shall be tormented hereafter in burning flames
On that day they shall be dragged into the fire on their faces; and it shall be said unto them, taste ye the touch of hell
All things have We created bound by a fixed decree
And our command is no more than a single word, like the twinkling of an eye
We have formerly destroyed nations like unto you; but is any of you warned by their example
Every thing which they do is recorded in the books kept by the guardian angels
And every action, both small and great, is written down in the preserved table
Moreover the pious shall dwell among gardens and rivers
in the assembly of truth, in the presence of a most potent king