The hour drew nigh (or is nigh) and the moon was rent in twain (or is rent).
And if they see a Sign they turn aside and say, "Transient magic."
And they call it a lie, and follow their own low desires; but every affair has its appointed term.
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is a deterrent,
Consummate wisdom - but warnings avail not;
So turn your back on them for the Day when the Summoner summons them unto a terrible affair,
With downcast eyes, they come forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
Hastening towards the Summoner. The unbelievers shall say, "This is a hard day."
Before them the people of Noah rejected, yea they reject Our servant and called him mad, and he was driven away.
Therefore he called upon his Lord, "I am overcome, come you then to help."
So We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring forth
And We caused water to gush forth from the land in springs; so the waters gathered together and rose according to a measure already ordained.
And We bore him on that (the Ark) which was made of planks and nails (or ties of palm-fibre)
Floating before Our eyes, a reward for him who was rejected.
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone that remembers (or takes heed).
How great was then My punishment after My warning!
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed?
A´ad treated the truth as a lie, so how great was My punishment after My warning!
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of violent disaster,
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees uprooted.
How great was then My punishment after My warning!
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed?
Thamud rejected the warning.
So they said, "What! A single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall then be in sure error and madness:
"Can it be that the reminder has been sent to him of all the people among us? Nay! He is an insolent liar!"
Ah, tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
Surely We shall send them the she-camel as a trial; therefore, watch them and have patience.
And inform them that the water is to be shared between them; every drinking shall be regulated.
But they called their companion, who took (the sword) and hamstrung her.
How great was then My punishment after My warning!
Surely We sent upon them a single Shout (or Blast), so they became like the dry stubble which the maker of an enclosure collects.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed?
The people of Lot treated the warning. as a lie.
Surely We sent upon them a storm with stones, except Lot´s followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
A favour from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
And certainly he (Lot) warned them of Our violent punishment, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
And they endeavoured to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes; "So taste you My chastisement and My warning.
And early in the morning a lasting chastisement overtook them.
"So taste you My chastisement after My warning."
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will heed?
And certainly the warning came to Pharaoh´s people.
They rejected all Our Signs, so We overtook them with such a penalty as comes from One Mighty, Powerful.
Are the unbelievers of yours (O Quraish) better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the Sacred Books?
Or do they say, "We are a host allied together to help each other?
But soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall flee.
Nay, the Hour is their promised time, and the Hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
Surely it is the guilty who are in error and madness.
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the Fire, "Taste the touch of hell."
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will heed?
And everything they did is in the Scriptures (or the Record).
And everything small and great is recorded.
Surely the righteous (who guard against evil) shall dwell among Gardens and Rivers,
Established in the Assembly of Truth in the presence of an Omnipotent Sovereign.