الانشقاق

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

1 When the sky is rent asunder,

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

2 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

3 Waitha alardu muddat

3 And when the earth is flattened out,

3 And when the earth is stretched,

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

4 And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,

4 And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

5 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

6 O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.

6 O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

7 Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,

7 Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

8 Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

10 But he who is given his Record behind his back, -

10 And as to him who is given his book behind his back,

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

11 Soon will he cry for perdition,

11 He shall call for perdition,

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

12 And enter into burning fire.

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

13 Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!

13 Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

14 Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

15 Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

16 So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

17 The Night and its Homing;

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

18 And the Moon in her fullness:

18 And the moon when it grows full,

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

19 That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

20 What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -

20 But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

21 And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,

21 And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

22 But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

22 Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

23 But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

25 Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.

25 Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.