Chapter 54

54.1

surah 54 - verse 1

translator's name	verse
Arberry	The Hour has drawn nigh: the moon is split.
Maududi	The Hour of Resurrection drew near and the moon split asunder.
Pickthall	The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
Sahih	The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
Yusuf Ali	The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.

54.2

surah 54 - verse 2

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Yet if they see a sign they turn away, and they say 'A continuous sorcery!'
Maududi	(Regardless of any Signs these people see), they turn away and say: “This is an ongoing sorcery.”
Pickthall	And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
Sahih	And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
Yusuf Ali	But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."

54.3

surah 54 - verse 3

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They have cried lies, and followed their caprices; but every matter is settled.
Maududi	They also gave the lie to (the splitting asunder of the moon) and only followed their desires. Yet everything is destined to reach an end.
Pickthall	They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
Sahih	And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
Yusuf Ali	They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.

54.4

surah 54 - verse 4

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And there have come to them such tidings as contain a deterrent --
Maududi	Surely there came to them narratives (of the ancient nations) that should suffice to deter (them from transgression),
Pickthall	And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
Sahih	And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -
Yusuf Ali	There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them),

54.5

surah 54 - verse 5

translator's name	verse
Arberry	a Wisdom far-reaching; yet warnings do not avail.
Maududi	narratives that are full of consummate wisdom. But warnings do not avail them.
Pickthall	Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
Sahih	Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
Yusuf Ali	Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.

54.6

surah 54 - verse 6

translator's name	verse
Arberry	So turn thou away from them. Upon the day when the Caller shall call unto a horrible thing,
Maududi	So turn away from them, (O Prophet). On the Day when a caller shall call them to a thing most terrible,
Pickthall	So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
Sahih	So leave them, [O Muhammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
Yusuf Ali	Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,

54.7

surah 54 - verse 7

translator's name	verse
Arberry	abasing their eyes, they shall come forth from the tombs as if they were scattered grasshoppers,
Maududi	with down-cast eyes they shall go forth from their graves, as though they were scattered locusts.
Pickthall	With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
Sahih	Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
Yusuf Ali	They will come forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,

54.8

surah 54 - verse 8

translator's name	verse
Arberry	running with outstretched necks to the Caller. The unbelievers shall say, 'This is a hard day!'
Maududi	They shall be hurrying forth towards the caller, and the unbelievers (who had once denied this Day), will say: “This is a woeful Day.”
Pickthall	Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
Sahih	Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Yusuf Ali	Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.

54.9

surah 54 - verse 9

translator's name	verse
Arberry	The people of Noah cried lies before them; they cried lies to Our servant, and said, 'A man possessed!' And he was rejected.
Maududi	Before them Noah's people also gave the lie (to his Message). They rejected Our servant as a liar, saying: “He is a madman”; and he was rebuffed.
Pickthall	The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
Sahih	The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
Yusuf Ali	Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.

54.10

surah 54 - verse 10

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And so he called unto his Lord, saying, 'I am vanquished; do Thou succour me!'
Maududi	Then he called upon His Lord: “Verily I am vanquished; so come You to my aid.”
Pickthall	So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
Sahih	So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
Yusuf Ali	Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!"

54.11

surah 54 - verse 11

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Then We opened the gates of heaven unto water torrential,
Maududi	Thereupon We opened the gates of the sky for water to pour down,
Pickthall	Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
Sahih	Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
Yusuf Ali	So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth.

54.12

surah 54 - verse 12

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and made the earth to gush with fountains, and the waters met for a matter decreed.
Maududi	and We made the earth burst forth with springs, and all this water converged to fulfil that which had been decreed.
Pickthall	And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
Sahih	And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
Yusuf Ali	And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.

54.13

surah 54 - verse 13

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And We bore him upon a well-planked vessel well-caulked
Maududi	And We bore Noah on the vessel built of planks and nails,
Pickthall	And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
Sahih	And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
Yusuf Ali	But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm-fibre:

54.14

surah 54 - verse 14

translator's name	verse
Arberry	running before Our eyes-a recompense for him denied.
Maududi	which sailed on under Our supervision: a reward for him who had been shown ingratitude.
Pickthall	That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
Sahih	Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
Yusuf Ali	She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)!

54.15

surah 54 - verse 15

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And We left it for a sign. Is there any that will remember?
Maududi	And We left the Ark as a Sign. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
Pickthall	And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?
Sahih	And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
Yusuf Ali	And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition?

54.16

surah 54 - verse 16

translator's name	verse
Arberry	How then were My chastisement and My warnings?
Maududi	So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
Pickthall	Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Sahih	And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Yusuf Ali	But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?

54.17

surah 54 - verse 17

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Now We have made the Koran easy for Remembrance. Is there any that will remember?
Maududi	We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
Pickthall	And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Sahih	And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Yusuf Ali	And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

54.18

surah 54 - verse 18

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Ad cried lies. How then were My chastisement and My warnings?
Maududi	'Ad also gave the lie (to Hud). So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
Pickthall	(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
Sahih	'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Yusuf Ali	The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?

54.19

surah 54 - verse 19

translator's name	verse
Arberry	We loosed against them a wind clamorous in a day of ill fortune continuous,
Maududi	We sent a tumultuous wind against them on a day of unremitting misfortune,
Pickthall	Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
Sahih	Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
Yusuf Ali	For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,

54.20

surah 54 - verse 20

translator's name	verse
Arberry	plucking up men as if they were stumps of uprooted palm-trees.
Maududi	which tore people away and hurled them as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.
Pickthall	Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
Sahih	Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
Yusuf Ali	Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn up (from the ground).