With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts, 54:7
rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!” 54:8
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated. 54:9
So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!” 54:10
So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain, 54:11
and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set. 54:12
We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails, 54:13
sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied. 54:14
We certainly left this1 as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful? 54:15
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings! 54:16
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful? 54:17
’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings! 54:18
Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind,1 on a day of unrelenting misery, 54:19
that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees. 54:20
Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings! 54:21
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful? 54:22
Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺, 54:23
arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane. 54:24
Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.” 54:25
˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is. 54:26
We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience. 54:27