Surah 54. Al-Qamar

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Verses [Section]: 1-22[1], 23-40 [2], 41-55 [3]

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Quran Text of Verse 23-40كَذَّبَتْDeniedثَمُوْدُThamudبِالنُّذُرِ the warnings فَقَالُوْۤاAnd saidاَبَشَرًاIs (it) a human beingمِّنَّاamong usوَاحِدًاoneنَّتَّبِعُهٗۤ ۙ(that) we should follow himاِنَّاۤIndeed weاِذًاthenلَّفِیْ(will be) surely inضَلٰلٍerrorوَّ سُعُرٍ and madness ءَاُلْقِیَHas been sentالذِّكْرُthe Reminderعَلَیْهِto himمِنْۢfromبَیْنِنَاamong usبَلْNayهُوَheكَذَّابٌ(is) a liarاَشِرٌ insolent سَیَعْلَمُوْنَThey will knowغَدًاtomorrowمَّنِwhoالْكَذَّابُ(is) the liarالْاَشِرُ the insolent one اِنَّاIndeed Weمُرْسِلُوا(are) sendingالنَّاقَةِthe she-camelفِتْنَةً(as) a trialلَّهُمْfor themفَارْتَقِبْهُمْso watch themوَ اصْطَبِرْؗand be patient 54. Al-Qamar Page 530وَ نَبِّئْهُمْAnd inform themاَنَّthatالْمَآءَthe waterقِسْمَةٌۢ(is) to be sharedبَیْنَهُمْ ۚbetween themكُلُّeachشِرْبٍdrinkمُّحْتَضَرٌ attended فَنَادَوْاBut they calledصَاحِبَهُمْtheir companionفَتَعَاطٰیand he tookفَعَقَرَ and hamstrung فَكَیْفَSo howكَانَwasعَذَابِیْMy punishmentوَ نُذُرِ and My warnings اِنَّاۤIndeed Weاَرْسَلْنَا[We] sentعَلَیْهِمْupon themصَیْحَةًthunderous blastوَّاحِدَةًsingleفَكَانُوْاand they becameكَهَشِیْمِlike dry twig fragmentsالْمُحْتَظِرِ (used by) a fence builder وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyیَسَّرْنَاWe have made easyالْقُرْاٰنَthe Quranلِلذِّكْرِfor remembranceفَهَلْso is (there)مِنْanyمُّدَّكِرٍ who will receive admonition كَذَّبَتْDeniedقَوْمُ(the) peopleلُوْطٍۭ(of) Lutبِالنُّذُرِ the warnings اِنَّاۤIndeed Weاَرْسَلْنَا[We] sentعَلَیْهِمْupon themحَاصِبًاa storm of stonesاِلَّاۤexceptاٰلَ(the) familyلُوْطٍ ؕ(of) LutنَجَّیْنٰهُمْWe saved themبِسَحَرٍۙby dawn نِّعْمَةً(As) a favorمِّنْfromعِنْدِنَا ؕUsكَذٰلِكَThusنَجْزِیْWe rewardمَنْ(one) whoشَكَرَ (is) grateful وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyاَنْذَرَهُمْhe warned themبَطْشَتَنَا(of) Our seizureفَتَمَارَوْاbut they disputedبِالنُّذُرِ the warnings وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyرَاوَدُوْهُthey demanded from himعَنْthey demanded from himضَیْفِهٖhis guestsفَطَمَسْنَاۤso We blindedاَعْیُنَهُمْtheir eyesفَذُوْقُوْاSo tasteعَذَابِیْMy punishmentوَ نُذُرِ and My warnings وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyصَبَّحَهُمْseized them in the morningبُكْرَةًearlyعَذَابٌa punishmentمُّسْتَقِرٌّۚabiding فَذُوْقُوْاSo tasteعَذَابِیْMy punishmentوَ نُذُرِ and My warnings وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyیَسَّرْنَاWe have made easyالْقُرْاٰنَthe Quranلِلذِّكْرِfor remembranceفَهَلْso is (there)مِنْanyمُّدَّكِرٍ۠who will receive admonition

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Translation of Verse 23-40

23. Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,

24. arguing, "How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.

25. Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar."

26. ˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ "They will soon know who the boastful liar is.

27. We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.

28. And tell them that the ˹drinking˺ water must be divided between them ˹and her˺, each taking a turn to drink ˹every other day˺."

29. But they roused a companion of theirs, so he dared to kill ˹her˺.

30. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

31. Indeed, We sent against them ˹only˺ one ˹mighty˺ blast, leaving them like the twigs of fence-builders.

32. And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

33. The people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings.

34. We unleashed upon them a storm of stones. As for ˹the believers of˺ Lot's family, We delivered them before dawn

35. as a blessing from Us. This is how We reward whoever gives thanks.

36. He had already warned them of Our ˹crushing˺ blow but they disputed the warnings.

37. And they even demanded his angel-guests from him, ¹¹⁴⁰ so We blinded their eyes. ˹And they were told,˺ "Taste then My punishment and warnings!"

38. And indeed, by the early morning they were overwhelmed by an unrelenting torment.

39. ˹Again they were told,˺ "Taste now My punishment and warnings!"

40. And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

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Commentary

1140. Who came in the form of handsome men.