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Surah Al-Qamar Englsh Translation, Transliteration Tafsir [21-30]

About the surah Al-Qamar

Al-Qama (Arabic: القمر, romanized: al-qamar, lit. 'The Moon') is the 54th chapter (surah) of the Quran, with 55 verses (ayat).

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The summary/theme of the surah Al-Qamar

This surah was revealed in Mecca. The opening verses refer to the splitting of the moon.

Lesson learned from surah Al-Qamar

  1. The splitting of the moon in the time of the Prophet ﷺ was a sign of Qiyāmah drawing closer.  
  2. The Qur’ān has been made easy to memorise.  
  3. The Qur’ān has been made easy to take lessons from.  
  4. The order of Allāh when He issues it, takes less than a split second to be executed.  
  5. Each and every thing, small or big, is recorded by Allāh.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Transliteration:( Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur )

21 Then how (terrible) was My punishment for which they had My warning?

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

Transliteration:( Wa laqad yassarnal Qur'aana liz zikri fahal min muddakir )

22.And certainly We made the Quran easy to understand. Is there anyone to remember it (30)?

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Transliteration:( Kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur )

23. Thamud rejected the messengers.(31)

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ

Transliteration:( Faqaalooo a' basharan minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur )

24. And they said: "Shall we follow (32) a man from amongst us? Surely we will be in error and insane (33)."

Topic Discussed: Madman   | Story of Thamud-2   | Man(Word)   |

أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ

Transliteration:( 'A ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi min baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir )

25. Has the reminder been revealed upon him from all (34) among us? No, rather he (Nuh) is a boasting liar (35)".

Topic Discussed: Boastful   | Revelation   | Story of Thamud-2   |

سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ

Transliteration:( Sa-ya'lamoona ghadan manil kazzaabul ashir )

26. Very soon, the next day they had known who was a big boasting liar(36).

Topic Discussed: Liars   | Day(Word)   | Boastful   | Story of Thamud-2   |

إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ

Transliteration:( Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatan lahum fartaqibhum wastabir )

27.We are to send the she-camel (37) for there trial. Therefore (Saleh) watch them and remain patient (38).

Topic Discussed: Patience   | She-camels   | Story of Thamud-2   |

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ

Transliteration:( Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatun bainahum kullu shirbin muhtadar )

28.And inform them that the water has been divided (39) between them (and the she-camel) in shares. He who has his turn should be presented the share.

Topic Discussed: Story of Thamud-2   | Water(Word)   |

فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

Transliteration:( Fa naadaw saahibahum fa ta'aataa fa 'aqar )

29. Then they called their companions (40) and he took the sword and hamstrung (her).

Topic Discussed: companion   | Story of Thamud-2   |

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Transliteration:( Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur )

30.Then how was My punishment for which they had My warning (41).

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Surah Al-Qamar English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Qamar you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Al-Qamar which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Al-Qamar.

Surah Al-Qamar English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Qamar we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 55 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Qamar

Surah Al-Qamar was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Qamar can be found in Juz or Para 27

There are 2 1/2 Ruku in Surah Al-Qamar

Surah number of Surah Al-Qamar is 54

The meaning of Surah Al-Qamar is The Moon

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Al-Qamar here at quran4ever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quran4ever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Al-Qamar.

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