وَأَنَّهُۥ And that He wa-annahu created khalaqa the pairs l-zawjayni the male l-dhakara and the female wal-unthā
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
مِن From min a semen-drop nuṭ'fatin when idhā it is emitted tum'nā
From a sperm-drop when it is emitted
وَأَنَّ And that wa-anna upon Him ʿalayhi (is) the bringing forth l-nashata another l-ukh'rā
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the other [i.e., next] creation.
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that He wa-annahu [He] huwa enriches aghnā and suffices wa-aqnā
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
وَأَنَّهُۥ And that He wa-annahu [He] huwa (is the) Lord rabbu (of) Sirius l-shiʿ'rā
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius1.
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ And that He wa-annahu destroyed ahlaka Aad ʿādan the first l-ūlā
And that He destroyed the first [people of] ʿAad.
وَثَمُودَا۟ And Thamud wathamūdā so not famā He spared abqā
And Thamūd - and He did not spare [them] -
وَقَوْمَ And (the) people waqawma (of) Nuh nūḥin before min before qablu Indeed, they innahum they were kānū they were hum more unjust aẓlama and more rebellious wa-aṭghā
And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ And the overturned cities wal-mu'tafikata He overthrew ahwā
And the overturned towns1 He hurled down.
فَغَشَّىٰهَا So covered them faghashāhā what mā covered ghashā
And covered them by that which He covered.1
فَبِأَىِّ Then which (of) fabi-ayyi the Favors ālāi (of) your Lord rabbika will you doubt tatamārā
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
هَـٰذَا This hādhā (is) a warner nadhīrun from mina the warners l-nudhuri the former l-ūlā
This [Prophet (ﷺ)] is a warner from [i.e., like] the former warners.
أَزِفَتِ Has approached azifati the Approaching Day l-āzifatu
The Approaching Day has approached.
لَيْسَ Not is laysa for it lahā besides min besides dūni Allah l-lahi any remover kāshifatun
Of it, [from those] besides Allāh, there is no remover.
أَفَمِنْ Then of afamin this hādhā statement l-ḥadīthi you wonder taʿjabūna
Then at this statement do you wonder?
وَتَضْحَكُونَ And you laugh wataḍḥakūna and (do) not walā weep tabkūna
And you laugh and do not weep
وَأَنتُمْ While you wa-antum amuse (yourselves) sāmidūna
While you are proudly sporting?1
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ So prostrate fa-us'judū to Allah lillahi and worship (Him) wa-uʿ'budū
So prostrate to Allāh and worship [Him].
Al-Qamar
The Moon
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القمر
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ Has come near iq'tarabati the Hour l-sāʿatu and has split wa-inshaqqa the moon l-qamaru
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].1
وَإِن And if wa-in they see yaraw a Sign āyatan they turn away yuʿ'riḍū and say wayaqūlū Magic siḥ'run continuing mus'tamirrun
And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."1
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ And they denied wakadhabū and followed wa-ittabaʿū their desires ahwāahum but (for) every wakullu matter amrin (will be a) settlement mus'taqirrun
And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad has come to them jāahum of mina the information l-anbāi wherein mā wherein fīhi (is) deterrence muz'dajarun
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.
حِكْمَةٌۢ Wisdom ḥik'matun perfect bālighatun but not famā will avail tugh'ni the warnings l-nudhuru
Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
فَتَوَلَّ So turn away fatawalla from them ʿanhum (The) Day yawma will call yadʿu the caller l-dāʿi to ilā a thing shayin terrible nukurin
So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller1 calls to something forbidding,