Al Inshiqaq

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

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

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

2 And attentive to her Lord in fear,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

3 And when the earth is stretched,

3 And when the earth is spread out

3 Waitha alardu muddat

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

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

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

5 And attentive to her Lord in fear!

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

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

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

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

7 Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

8 He truly will receive an easy reckoning

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

9 And will return unto his folk in joy.

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

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

10 But whoso is given his account behind his back,

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

11 He shall call for perdition,

11 He surely will invoke destruction

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

12 And enter into burning fire.

12 And be thrown to scorching fire.

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

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

13 He verily lived joyous with his folk,

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

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

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

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

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

16 Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

17 And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

18 And the moon when it grows full,

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

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

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

19 That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

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

20 What aileth them, then, that they believe not

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

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

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

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

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

22 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

23 And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

24 So give them tidings of a painful doom,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

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

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