Trivia:
54:1-8
1 The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
2 And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
3 They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
4 And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
The time had come and the moon was split into two pieces. [1]
But they turned away and said,
This is just a prolonged illusion.
5 Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
6
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
7
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
8
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
So withdraw from them (Muhammad)
on the day when the summoner summons a painful thing.
They'll be like locusts, with downcast eyes,
as they come out of their graves,
and approach the summoner,
the disbelievers will say, "This is a hard day."
54:9-17
9 The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
Noah's folk denied our [Allah's] slave and said,
He's a madman.
10 So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
So Noah cried out to this Lord, saying, "Help!"
11 Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
12 And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
Then we opened the gates of heave with pouring water.
13 And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
14 That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
And we carried him on a thing of planks and nails. [2]
15 And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth?
We left it as a token, [3] but does anyone remember it?
16 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
See how dreadful was my punishment! [4]
17 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
We've made the Quran easy to remember,
but does anyone remember it?
54:18-22
18 (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
19 Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
20 Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.
The tribe of A'ad rejected my warnings.
See how dreadful was my punishment!
We blew them all away
like they were uprooted palm tree trunks.
21 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
See how dreadful was my punishment!
22 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
We've made the Quran easy to remember,
but does anyone remember it?
54:23-32
23 (The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
24 For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
25 Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
The tribe of Thamud rejected warnings. They said,
He's just a man.
Should we follow him into madness?
Is he the only one that can remember?
No, he's a rash liar.
26 (Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
27 Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
28 And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
Then someone said to the warner:
Tomorrow they'll know who is the rash liar.
We're sending the she-camel as a test for them.
Tell them they must share their water with her.
29 But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
But they hamstrung her.
30 Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
See how dreadful was my punishment after my warnings!
31 Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
We sent one shout, and they became like dry twigs.
32 And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
We've made the Quran easy to remember,
but does anyone remember it?
Notes
Muhammaed split the moon into two pieces. Beat that one, Jesus!
I suppose this refers to Noah's ark.
Allah preserved the ark as a token. A token that no one has ever found.
Notice how inconsistent Allah is with regard to his personal pronouns.
In verses 9, 14, 36, 42, and 50 he (they?) uses "Our" and in verses 16, 18, 21, 37, and 39 he uses "My".
I wonder what His personal pronoun name tag looks like.