Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
THE LAST HOUR draws near, and the moon is split asunder
M. M. Pickthall
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.
Safi Kaskas
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split.
Wahiduddin Khan
The Last Hour draws near and the moon is split asunder
Shakir
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
The Hour neared and the moon was split.
T.B.Irving
The Hour approaches and the Moon is splitting apart!
Abdul Hye
The Hour (of doom) is drawing near, and the moon has split asunder (the people of Makkah requested Muhammad to show a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon).
The Study Quran
The Hour has drawn nigh, and the moon has been cleaved
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split.
Talal Itani (2012)
The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split
Dr. Kamal Omar
The Hour has come very close and the moon has developed cracks
The Hour of Doom is drawing near, the moon has split asunder; which is a clear proof that the same thing can happen to the earth
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
The Hour (The Arabic noun is feminine) has drawn near, and the moon (The Arabic noun is masculine) is cloven
Muhammad Sarwar
The Hour of Doom is drawing near and the moon is rent asunder
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The Hour (of doom) has drawn near, and the moon has split asunder
Shabbir Ahmed
The Hour of Revolution is fast approaching. And the moon bearing banner is torn asunder
Dr. Munir Munshey
The hour (of Judgment) draws closer. The moon split apart
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The Hour (of Judgment) has drawn nearer, and the moon has been torn apart (cleft asunder.
The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The Hour draws near, and the moon is breached
Abdel Haleem
The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
The Hour hath drawn nigh, and the moon hath been rent in sunder.. And if they behold a sign, they turn away and say: magic continuous
Ahmed Ali
THE HOUR HAS come and split is the moon
Aisha Bewley
The Hour has drawn near and the moon has split.
Ali Ünal
The Last Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split
Ali Quli Qara'i
The Hour has drawn near and the moon is split
Hamid S. Aziz
The hour drew nigh (or is nigh) and the moon was rent in twain (or is rent)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The Hour is getting close and the moon splits.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
The Hour is near, and the Moon is cleft asunder
Musharraf Hussain
The Final Hour is drawing near and the moon has split into two.
Maududi
The Hour of Resurrection drew near and the moon split asunder
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The Hour draws near, and the moon is breached.
Mohammad Shafi
The Hour (the time when the present world will end and the Hereafter begin) has drawn near and the moon is visited
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
The Hour came near and the moon was split.
The Hour has come closer, and the moon has split.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
The Hour is drawing near, and the moon is split (in two)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Wonder you then at this announcement
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
The Hour/Resurrection neared/approached, and the moon split/cracked/cut open
Bijan Moeinian
The hour (of judgment) approaches as moon is being split
Faridul Haque
The Last Day came near, and the moon split apart
Sher Ali
The Hour has drawn nigh, and the moon is rent asunder
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
The Last Hour has drawn near and the moon has split into two
Amatul Rahman Omar
The Hour (of doom of the enemies of the Prophet) has drawn nigh and (to indicate it) the moon is rent asunder
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad SAW to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
The hour has drawn near and the moon is split.
Munir Mezyed
The Hour has drawn nigh, and the Moon has been rent asunder.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
The hour has come close and the moon has split.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
The hour advances, the moon splitting asunder.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
The Hour has drawn near and the moon has ruptured.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
The Hour approaches and the Moon is splitting apart!
Samy Mahdy
The Hour has come near, and the moon split.
Ahmed Hulusi
The Hour has neared and the Moon (Qamar) has split asunder!
Mir Aneesuddin
The hour drew near and the moon was split .
The final hour, (that is the Day of Judgment), is drawing near and the moon will be cleft asunder, lose orbit and be disrupted