Al Inshiqaq

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

1 When the sky is rent asunder,

Transliteration

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

Pickthall

2 And attentive to her Lord in fear,

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

Pickthall

3 And when the earth is spread out

Yusuf Ali

3 And when the earth is flattened out,

Transliteration

3 Waitha alardu muddat

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

Pickthall

5 And attentive to her Lord in fear!

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

Pickthall

7 Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

Pickthall

8 He truly will receive an easy reckoning

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

Pickthall

9 And will return unto his folk in joy.

Yusuf Ali

9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

Transliteration

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

Pickthall

10 But whoso is given his account behind his back,

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

Pickthall

11 He surely will invoke destruction

Yusuf Ali

11 Soon will he cry for perdition,

Transliteration

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

Pickthall

12 And be thrown to scorching fire.

Yusuf Ali

12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

Transliteration

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

Pickthall

13 He verily lived joyous with his folk,

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

Pickthall

16 Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

Pickthall

17 And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

Yusuf Ali

17 The Night and its Homing;

Transliteration

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

18 And the Moon in her fullness:

Transliteration

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

Pickthall

19 That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

Yusuf Ali

19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

Transliteration

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

Pickthall

20 What aileth them, then, that they believe not

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

Pickthall

22 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

Pickthall

23 And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

Pickthall

24 So give them tidings of a painful doom,

Yusuf Ali

24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

Transliteration

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin