P:  While ye amuse yourselves?

S:  While you are indulging in varieties.

053.062 Y:  But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)!

P:  Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.

S:  So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).

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Chapter 54: 

Al-QAMAR (the moon)
Total Verses:  55 Revealed At:  Makka

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

054.001 Y:  The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.

P:  The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.

S:  The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.

054.002 Y:  But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, “This is (but) transient magic.”

P:  And if they behold a portent they turn away and say:  Prolonged illusion.

S:  And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say:  Transient magic.

054.003 Y:  They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.

P:  They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts.  Yet everything will come to a decision.

S:  And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.

054.004 Y:  There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them),

P:  And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,

S:  And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention—­

054.005 Y:  Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.

P:  Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.

S:  Consummate wisdom—­ but warnings do not avail;

054.006 Y:  Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them.  The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,

P:  So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.

S:  So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,

054.007 Y:  They will come forth,- their eyes humbled — from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,

P:  With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,

S:  Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,

054.008 Y:  Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- “Hard is this Day!”, the Unbelievers will say.

P:  Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say:  This is a hard day.

S:  Hastening to the inviter.  The unbelievers shall say:  This is a hard day.