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Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 8

سورة القمر، الآية ٨

54:8 Juz 27 Hizb 53 Page 529 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 54:8

مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِ يَقُولُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ ۝٨

Transliteration

muh'ṭiʿīna ilā l-dāʿi yaqūlu l-kāfirūna hādhā yawmun ʿasirun

Translation

Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

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Verse 8 of Surah Al-Qamar (54:8), a Meccan surah, is in juz 27, on page 529 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 8

Al-Mukhtasar

Rushing to the caller of that place. The disbelievers will say: This day is a hard one, because of the difficulty and horrors therein.

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Other translations of verse 8

rushing headlong towards the caller. The disbelievers will say, “This is a hard Day!”

Hastening towards the caller. The disbelievers will say: "This is a hard Day."

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

Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.

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

With their heads protruding, (hurrying) to the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day!"

Verse 8 word by word

مُّهْطِعِينَ muh'ṭiʿīna Racing ahead ه ط ع
إِلَى ilā towards
ٱلدَّاعِ l-dāʿi the caller د ع و
يَقُولُ yaqūlu Will say ق و ل
ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers ك ف ر
هَٰذَا hādhā This
يَوْمٌ yawmun (is) a Day ي و م
عَسِرٌ ʿasirun difficult ع س ر

Verses related to verse 8

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

Al-Muddaththir 74:9–10
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ …

That Day will be a difficult day …

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