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

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

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

2 And attentive to her Lord in fear,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

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

3 And when the earth is spread out

3 Waitha alardu muddat

3 And when the earth is stretched forth,

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

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

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

5 And attentive to her Lord in fear!

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

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

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

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 Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

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

8 He truly will receive an easy reckoning

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

8 He surely will receive an easy reckoning,

9 And will return unto his folk in joy.

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

9 And will return to his family in joy!

10 But whoso is given his account behind his back,

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

10 But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,

11 He surely will invoke destruction

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

11 He will invoke (for his) destruction,

12 And be thrown to scorching fire.

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

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

13 He verily lived joyous with his folk,

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

13 Verily, he was among his people in joy!

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

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

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

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

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

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

16 Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

16 So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;

17 And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

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

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

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

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

19 That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

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

20 What aileth them, then, that they believe not

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

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

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

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

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

22 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

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 And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

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

24 So give them tidings of a painful doom,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

24 So announce to them a painful torment.

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

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).