Al Inshiqaq

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

2 And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.

3 Waitha alardu muddat

3 And when the earth is stretched,

3 And when the earth is stretched forth,

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

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

4 And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

5 And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.

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.

6 O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

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

7 Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

8 He surely will receive an easy reckoning,

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

9 And will return to his family in joy!

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

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

10 But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

11 He shall call for perdition,

11 He will invoke (for his) destruction,

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

12 And enter into burning fire.

12 And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

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

13 Verily, he was among his people in joy!

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

14 Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

15 Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

16 So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

17 And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

18 And the moon when it grows full,

18 And by the moon when it is at the full.

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

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

19 You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

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

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

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

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

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

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

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

22 Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

23 And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

24 So announce to them a painful torment.

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.

25 Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).