An-Najm
وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ45
that He Himself created the two sexes, male and female
مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ46
from an ejected drop of sperm
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ47
that He will undertake the second Creation
وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ48
that it is He who gives wealth and possessions
وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَىٰ49
that He is the Lord of Sirius
وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ50
that it was He who destroyed, in their entirety, ancient 'Ad
وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ51
and Thamud
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ52
and before them the people of Noah who were even more unjust and insolent
وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ53
that it was He who brought down the ruined cities
فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ54
and enveloped them in the punishment He ordained for them
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ55
Which then of your Lord’s blessings do you deny
هَـٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ56
This is a warning just like the warnings sent in former times
أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ57
The imminent Hour draws near
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ58
and only God can disclose it
أَفَمِنْ هَـٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ59
Do you [people] marvel at this
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ60
Why do you laugh instead of weeping
وَأَنْتُمْ سَامِدُونَ61
Why do you pay no heed
فَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ وَاعْبُدُوا ۩62
Bow down before God and worship
Al-Qamar
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ1
The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two
وَإِنْ يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ2
Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Same old sorcery!’
وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُسْتَقِرٌّ3
They reject the truth and follow their own desires––everything is recorded––
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ4
although warning tales that should have restrained them have come down to them––
حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ5
farreaching wisdom––but these warnings do not help
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُكُرٍ6
so [Prophet] turn away from them. On the Day the Summoner will summon them to a horrific event