54. Al-Qamar

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyجَآءَcameءَالَ(to the) peopleفِرْعَوْنَ(of) Firaunٱلنُّذُرُwarnings﴿٤١﴾

And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning

كَذَّبُوا۟They deniedبِـَٔايَٰتِنَاOur Signsكُلِّهَاall of themفَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْso We seized themأَخْذَ(with) a seizureعَزِيزٍ(of) All-Mightyمُّقْتَدِرٍ(the) Powerful One﴿٤٢﴾

They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability

أَكُفَّارُكُمْAre your disbelieversخَيْرٌbetterمِّنْthanأُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْthoseأَمْorلَكُمfor youبَرَآءَةٌ(is) an exemptionفِىinٱلزُّبُرِthe Scriptures﴿٤٣﴾

Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scripture

أَمْOrيَقُولُونَ(do) they sayنَحْنُWeجَمِيعٌ(are) an assemblyمُّنتَصِرٌhelping (each other)﴿٤٤﴾

Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]

سَيُهْزَمُSoon will be defeatedٱلْجَمْعُ(their) assemblyوَيُوَلُّونَand they will turnٱلدُّبُرَ(their) backs﴿٤٥﴾

[Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat]

بَلِNayٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hourمَوْعِدُهُمْ(is) their promised timeوَٱلسَّاعَةُand the Hourأَدْهَىٰ(will be) more grievousوَأَمَرُّand more bitter﴿٤٦﴾

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter

إِنَّIndeedٱلْمُجْرِمِينَthe criminalsفِى(are) inضَلَٰلٍan errorوَسُعُرٍand madness﴿٤٧﴾

Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness

يَوْمَ(The) Dayيُسْحَبُونَthey will be draggedفِىintoٱلنَّارِthe Fireعَلَىٰonوُجُوهِهِمْtheir facesذُوقُوا۟Tasteمَسَّ(the) touchسَقَرَ(of) Hell﴿٤٨﴾

The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar

إِنَّاIndeed, [We]كُلَّeveryشَىْءٍthingخَلَقْنَٰهُWe created itبِقَدَرٍby a measure﴿٤٩﴾

Indeed, all things We created with predestination

وَمَآAnd notأَمْرُنَآ(is) Our Commandإِلَّاbutوَٰحِدَةٌoneكَلَمْحٍۭlike the twinklingبِٱلْبَصَرِ(of) the eye﴿٥٠﴾

And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyأَهْلَكْنَآWe destroyedأَشْيَاعَكُمْyour kindsفَهَلْso is (there)مِنanyمُّدَّكِرٍwho will receive admonition﴿٥١﴾

And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember

وَكُلُّAnd everyشَىْءٍthingفَعَلُوهُthey didفِى(is) inٱلزُّبُرِthe written records﴿٥٢﴾

And everything they did is in written records

وَكُلُّAnd everyصَغِيرٍsmallوَكَبِيرٍand bigمُّسْتَطَرٌ(is) written down﴿٥٣﴾

And every small and great [thing] is inscribed

إِنَّIndeedٱلْمُتَّقِينَthe righteousفِى(will be) inجَنَّٰتٍgardensوَنَهَرٍand river﴿٥٤﴾

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers

فِىInمَقْعَدِa seatصِدْقٍ(of) honorعِندَnearمَلِيكٍa KingمُّقْتَدِرٍۭMost Powerful﴿٥٥﴾

In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability