Al Inshiqaq

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

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

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

2 And attentive to her Lord in fear,

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

3 Waitha alardu muddat

3 And when the earth is spread out

3 And when the earth is stretched,

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

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

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

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

5 And attentive to her Lord in fear!

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

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

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 whoso is given his account in his right hand

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

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

8 He truly will receive an easy reckoning

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

9 And will return unto his folk in joy.

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

10 But whoso is given his account behind his back,

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

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

11 He surely will invoke destruction

11 He shall call for perdition,

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

12 And be thrown to scorching fire.

12 And enter into burning fire.

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

13 He verily lived joyous with his folk,

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

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

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

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

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

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

16 Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

17 And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

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

18 And the moon when it grows full,

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

19 That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

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

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

20 What aileth them, then, 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 recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?

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

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

22 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

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

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

23 And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

24 So give them tidings of a painful doom,

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

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

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