Al Inshiqaq

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

1 When the sky is rent asunder,

2 And attentive to her Lord in fear,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

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

3 And when the earth is spread out

3 Waitha alardu muddat

3 And when the earth is flattened out,

4 And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

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

5 And attentive to her Lord in fear!

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).

6 Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).

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.

7 Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

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

8 He truly will receive an easy reckoning

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

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

9 And will return unto his folk in joy.

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

10 But whoso is given his account behind his back,

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

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

11 He surely will invoke destruction

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

11 Soon will he cry for perdition,

12 And be thrown to scorching fire.

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

13 He verily lived joyous with his folk,

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

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

14 He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

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

15 Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

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

16 Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

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

17 And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

17 The Night and its Homing;

18 And by the moon when she is at the full,

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

18 And the Moon in her fullness:

19 That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

20 What aileth them, then, that they believe not

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

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

21 And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

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

22 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

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

23 And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

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

24 So give them tidings of a painful doom,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

25 Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.

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.