Al Inshiqaq

Shakir

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

Transliteration

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

Yusuf Ali

1 When the sky is rent asunder,

Shakir

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

Transliteration

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

3 And when the earth is stretched,

Transliteration

3 Waitha alardu muddat

Yusuf Ali

3 And when the earth is flattened out,

Shakir

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

Transliteration

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

Transliteration

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

Transliteration

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

Transliteration

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

Yusuf Ali

9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

Shakir

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

Transliteration

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

11 He shall call for perdition,

Transliteration

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

Yusuf Ali

11 Soon will he cry for perdition,

Shakir

12 And enter into burning fire.

Transliteration

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

Yusuf Ali

12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

Shakir

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

Transliteration

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

Transliteration

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

Transliteration

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

Transliteration

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

Transliteration

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

Yusuf Ali

17 The Night and its Homing;

Shakir

18 And the moon when it grows full,

Transliteration

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

Yusuf Ali

18 And the Moon in her fullness:

Shakir

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

Transliteration

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

Yusuf Ali

19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

Shakir

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

Transliteration

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

Transliteration

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

Transliteration

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

Yusuf Ali

24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

Shakir

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

Transliteration

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

Yusuf Ali

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