— 55 verses
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decisio
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warning
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar
(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar
Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her)
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth
The folk of Lot rejected warnings
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning
Now taste My punishment after My warnings
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures
Or say they: We are a host victorious
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure)
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell
Lo! We have created every thing by measure
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth
And every thing they did is in the scriptures
And every small and great thing is recorded
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King