Al Inshiqaq

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

3 Waitha alardu muddat

3 And when the earth is stretched,

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

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

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

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

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

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

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

11 He shall call for perdition,

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

12 And enter into burning fire.

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

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

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

18 And the moon when it grows full,

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

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

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

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

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

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

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

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

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

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