74. Mudethir · verses 32–37

كـَلَّا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ

Kalla waalqamari

Nay, verily: By the Moon,

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذۡ أَدۡبَرَ

Waallayli ith adbara

And by the Night as it retreateth,

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَآ أَسۡفَرَ

Waalssubhi itha asfara

And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-

إِنَّهَا لَإِحۡدَى ٱلۡكُبَرِ

Innaha laihda alkubari

This is but one of the mighty (portents),

نَذِيرٗا لِّلۡبَشَرِ

Natheeran lilbashari

A warning to mankind,-

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوۡ يَتَأَخَّرَ

Liman shaa minkum an yataqaddama aw yataakhkhara

To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-