How to memorize Surah Al-Qamar

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Surah Al-Qamar: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 54:1

   ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

   Iqtarabatis Saa'atu wsan shaqqal qamar

   The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.

2. 54:2

   وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ

   Wa iny yaraw aayatany yu'ridoo wa yaqooloo sihrum mustamirr

   Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”

3. 54:3

   وَكَذَّبُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

   Wa kazzaboo wattaba'ooo ahwaaa'ahum; wa kullu amrim mustaqirr

   They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—

4. 54:4

   وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

   Wa laqad jaaa'ahum minal ambaaa'i maa feehi muzdajar

   even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.

5. 54:5

   حِكْمَةٌۢ بَـٰلِغَةٌ ۖ فَمَا تُغْنِ ٱلنُّذُرُ

   Hikmatum baalighatun famaa tughnin nuzur

   ˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.

6. 54:6

   فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ۘ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ ٱلدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَىْءٍ نُّكُرٍ

   Fatawalla 'anhum; yawma yad'ud daa'i ilaa shai 'in nukur

   So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.

7. 54:7

   خُشَّعًا أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ

   khushsha'an absaaruhum yakrujoona minal ajdaasi ka annahum jaraadum muntashir

   With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts

8. 54:8

   مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

   Muhti'eena ilad daa'i yaqoolul kafiroona haazaa yawmun 'asir

   rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”

9. 54:9

   ۞ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

   Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohin fakazzaboo 'abdanaa wa qaaloo majnoo nunw wazdujir

   Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.

10. 54:10

    فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ

    Fada'aa Rabbahooo annee maghloobun fantasir

    So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”

11. 54:11

    فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَآءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ

    Fafatahnaaa abwaabas sa maaa'i bimaa'im munhamir

    So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain

12. 54:12

    وَفَجَّرْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَٱلْتَقَى ٱلْمَآءُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

    Wa fajjamal arda 'uyoonan faltaqal maaa'u 'alaaa amrin qad qudir

    and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.

13. 54:13

    وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

    Wa hamalnaahu 'alaa zaati alwaahinw wa dusur

    We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails

14. 54:14

    تَجْرِى بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَآءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ

    Tajree bi a'yuninaa jazaaa 'al liman kaana kufir

    sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.

15. 54:15

    وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَـٰهَآ ءَايَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    Wa laqat taraknaahaad aayatan fahal mim muddakir

    We certainly left this as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?

16. 54:16

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

    Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

17. 54:17

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mimmuddakir

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

18. 54:18

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    Kazzabat 'Aadun fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

    ’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

19. 54:19

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

    Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr

    Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind, on a day of unrelenting misery

20. 54:20

    تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ

    Tanzi;un naasa ka anna huma'jaazu nakhlim munqa'ir

    that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.

21. 54:21

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    'Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

    Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

22. 54:22

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

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

23. 54:23

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    Kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur

    Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺

24. 54:24

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

    Faqaalooo a-basharam minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur

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

25. 54:25

    أَءُلْقِىَ ٱلذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ

    'A-ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi mim baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir

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

26. 54:26

    سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ

    Sa-ya'lamoona ghadam manil kazzaabul ashir

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

27. 54:27

    إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

    Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum wastabir

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

28. 54:28

    وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ

    Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar

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

29. 54:29

    فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

    Fanaadaw saahibahum fata'aataa fa'aqar

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

30. 54:30

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur

    Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!

31. 54:31

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

    Innaaa arsalnaa 'alaihim saihatanw waahidatan fakaano kahasheemil muhtazir

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

32. 54:32

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    Wa laqad yassarnal quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

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

33. 54:33

    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    Kazzabat qawmu lootim binnuzur

    The people of Lot ˹also˺ rejected the warnings.

34. 54:34

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ

    Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim haasiban illaaa aala Loot najjainaahum bisahar

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

35. 54:35

    نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

    Ni'matam min 'indinaa; kazaalika najzee man shakar

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

36. 54:36

    وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    Wa laqad anzarahum batshatanaa fatamaaraw binnuzur

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

37. 54:37

    وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    Wa laqad raawadoohu 'andaifee fatamasnaaa a'yunahum fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur

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

38. 54:38

    وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

    Wa laqad sabbahahum bukratan 'azaabum mustaqirr

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

39. 54:39

    فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    Fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur

    ˹Again they were told,˺ “Taste now My punishment and warnings!”

40. 54:40

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    Wa laqad yassarnal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

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

41. 54:41

    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

    Wa laqad jaaa'a Aala Fir'awnan nuzur

    And indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh.

42. 54:42

    كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

    Kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa kullihaa fa akhaznaahum akhza 'azeezim muqtadir

    ˹But˺ they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the ˹crushing˺ grip of the Almighty, Most Powerful.

43. 54:43

    أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَآءَةٌ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

    Akuffaarukum khairum min ulaaa'ikum am lakum baraaa'atun fiz Zubur

    Now, are you ˹Meccan˺ disbelievers superior to those ˹destroyed peoples˺? Or have you ˹been granted˺ immunity ˹from punishment˺ in divine Books?

44. 54:44

    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ

    Am yaqooloona nahnu jamee'um muntasir

    Or do they say, “We are all ˹a˺ united ˹front˺, bound to prevail.”?

45. 54:45

    سَيُهْزَمُ ٱلْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ ٱلدُّبُرَ

    Sa yuhzamul jam'u wa yuwalloonad dubur

    ˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee.

46. 54:46

    بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

    Balis Saa'atu maw'iduhum was Saa'atu adhaa wa amarr

    Better yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter.

47. 54:47

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

    Innal mujrimeena fee dalaalinw wa su'ur

    Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes.

48. 54:48

    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

    Yawma yushaboona fin Naari'alaa wujoohimim zooqoo massa saqar

    On the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, ˹they will be told,˺ “Taste the touch of Hell!”

49. 54:49

    إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ بِقَدَرٍ

    Innaa kulla shai'in khalaqnaahu biqadar

    Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained.

50. 54:50

    وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ

    Wa maaa amrunaaa illaa waahidatun kalamhim bilbasar

    Our command is but a single word, done in the blink of an eye.

51. 54:51

    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    Wa laqad ahlaknaaa ashyaa'akum fahal mim muddakir

    We have already destroyed the likes of you. So will any ˹of you˺ be mindful?

52. 54:52

    وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِى ٱلزُّبُرِ

    Wa kullu shai'in fa'aloohu fiz Zubur

    Everything they have done is ˹listed˺ in ˹their˺ records.

53. 54:53

    وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ

    Wa kullu sagheerinw wa kabeerim mustatar

    Every matter, small and large, is written ˹precisely˺.

54. 54:54

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

    Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa nahar

    Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and rivers

55. 54:55

    فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍۭ

    Fee maq'adi sidqin 'inda Maleekim Muqtadir

    at the Seat of Honour in the presence of the Most Powerful Sovereign.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.