Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Qamar)
Ayah 1
ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ
Has come near the Hour and has split the moon
Ayah 2
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
And if they see a Sign they turn away and say Magic continuing
Ayah 3
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
And they denied and followed their desires but (for) every matter (will be a) settlement
Ayah 4
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
And certainly has come to them of the information wherein wherein (is) deterrence
Ayah 5
حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ
Wisdom perfect but not will avail the warnings
Ayah 6
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ
So turn away from them (The) Day will call the caller to a thing terrible
Ayah 7
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ
(Will be) humbled their eyes they will come forth from the graves as if they (were) locusts spreading
Ayah 8
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
Racing ahead towards the caller Will say the disbelievers This (is) a Day difficult
Ayah 9
۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ
Denied before them (the) people (of) Nuh and they denied Our slave and said A madman and he was repelled
Ayah 10
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ
So he called his Lord I am one overpowered so help
Ayah 11
فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ
So We opened (the) gates (of) heaven with water pouring down
Ayah 12
وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ
And We caused to burst the earth (with) springs so met the water(s) for a matter already predestined
Ayah 13
وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ
And We carried him on (ark) made of planks (ark) made of planks and nails
Ayah 14
تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ
Sailing before Our eyes a reward for (he) who was denied
Ayah 15
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We left it (as) a Sign so is (there) any who will receive admonition
Ayah 16
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
So how was My punishment and My warnings
Ayah 17
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made easy the Quran for remembrance so is (there) any who will receive admonition
Ayah 18
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
Denied Aad so how was My punishment and My warnings
Ayah 19
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ
Indeed, We [We] sent upon them a wind furious on a day (of) misfortune continuous
Ayah 20
تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ
Plucking out men as if they (were) trunks (of) date-palms uprooted
Ayah 21
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
So how was My punishment and My warnings
Ayah 22
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made easy the Quran for remembrance so is (there) any who will receive admonition
Ayah 23
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Denied Thamud the warnings
Ayah 24
فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
And said Is (it) a human being among us one (that) we should follow him Indeed, we then (will be) surely in error and madness
Ayah 25
أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ
Has been sent the Reminder to him from among us Nay he (is) a liar insolent
Ayah 26
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ
They will know tomorrow who (is) the liar the insolent one
Ayah 27
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ
Indeed, We (are) sending the she-camel (as) a trial for them so watch them and be patient
Ayah 28
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
And inform them that the water (is) to be shared between them each drink attended
Ayah 29
فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ
But they called their companion and he took and hamstrung
Ayah 30
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
So how was My punishment and My warnings
Ayah 31
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ
Indeed, We [We] sent upon them thunderous blast single and they became like dry twig fragments (used by) a fence builder
Ayah 32
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made easy the Quran for remembrance so is (there) any who will receive admonition
Ayah 33
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
Denied (the) people (of) Lut the warnings
Ayah 34
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ
Indeed, We [We] sent upon them a storm of stones except (the) family (of) Lut We saved them by dawn
Ayah 35
نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ
(As) a favor from Us Thus We reward (one) who (is) grateful
Ayah 36
وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ
And certainly he warned them (of) Our seizure but they disputed the warnings
Ayah 37
وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
And certainly they demanded from him they demanded from him his guests so We blinded their eyes So taste My punishment and My warnings
Ayah 38
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ
And certainly seized them in the morning early a punishment abiding
Ayah 39
فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ
So taste My punishment and My warnings
Ayah 40
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We have made easy the Quran for remembrance so is (there) any who will receive admonition
Ayah 41
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ
And certainly came (to the) people (of) Firaun warnings
Ayah 42
كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
They denied Our Signs all of them so We seized them (with) a seizure (of) All-Mighty (the) Powerful One
Ayah 43
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
Are your disbelievers better than those or for you (is) an exemption in the Scriptures
Ayah 44
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ
Or (do) they say We (are) an assembly helping (each other)
Ayah 45
سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ
Soon will be defeated (their) assembly and they will turn (their) backs
Ayah 46
بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
Nay the Hour (is) their promised time and the Hour (will be) more grievous and more bitter
Ayah 47
إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Indeed the criminals (are) in an error and madness
Ayah 48
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ
(The) Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces Taste (the) touch (of) Hell
Ayah 49
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ
Indeed, [We] every thing We created it by a measure
Ayah 50
وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ
And not (is) Our Command but one like the twinkling (of) the eye
Ayah 51
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
And certainly We destroyed your kinds so is (there) any who will receive admonition
Ayah 52
وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ
And every thing they did (is) in the written records
Ayah 53
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
And every small and big (is) written down
Ayah 54
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ
Indeed the righteous (will be) in gardens and river
Ayah 55
فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ
In a seat (of) honor near a King Most Powerful
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Qamar?
Surat Al-Qamar (القمر) has 55 verses.
Was Surat Al-Qamar revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Qamar was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Qamar on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Qamar spans pages 528 to 531.
What is Surat Al-Qamar about?
The Surah takes its name from the very first verse Wan shaqq al-Qamar, thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the word al-Qamar has occurred.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.