وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ

And that to your Lord is the finality

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا

And that it is He who causes death and gives life

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

And that He creates the two mates – the male and female –

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ

From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ

And that [incumbent] upon Him is the other [i.e., next] creation.

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ

And that it is He who enriches and suffices

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius[1].

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

And that He destroyed the first [people of] ÔAad.

وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ

And Tham´d – and He did not spare [them] –

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ

And the overturned towns[1] He hurled down.

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

And covered them by that which He covered.[1]

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

This [Prophet ()] is a warner from [i.e., like] the former warners.

أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ

The Approaching Day has approached.

لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

Of it, [from those] besides AllŒh, there is no remover.

أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ

Then at this statement do you wonder?

وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ

And you laugh and do not weep

وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ

While you are proudly sporting?[1]

فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩

So prostrate to AllŒh and worship [Him].

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].[1]

وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ

And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."[1]

وَكَذَّبُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَكُلُّ أَمۡرٖ مُّسۡتَقِرّٞ

And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ

And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.

حِكۡمَةُۢ بَٰلِغَةٞۖ فَمَا تُغۡنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

Extensive wisdom – but warning does not avail [them].

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡۘ يَوۡمَ يَدۡعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ نُّكُرٍ

So leave them, [O Muúammad]. The Day the Caller[1] calls to something forbidding,

خُشَّعًا أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمۡ جَرَادٞ مُّنتَشِرٞ

Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,

مُّهۡطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ يَقُولُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوۡمٌ عَسِرٞ

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

۞كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجۡنُونٞ وَٱزۡدُجِرَ

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.