Al Inshiqaq

1 When the sky has split [open]

1 When the heaven bursts asunder,

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

2 And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

2 And obeys its Lord and it must.

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

3 And when the earth has been extended

3 And when the earth is stretched,

3 Waitha alardu muddat

4 And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]

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

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

5 And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

5 And obeys its Lord and it must.

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

6 O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.

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

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

7 Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

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

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

8 He will be judged with an easy account

8 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

9 And return to his people in happiness.

9 And he shall go back to his people joyful.

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

10 But as for he who is given his record behind his back,

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

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

11 He will cry out for destruction

11 He shall call for perdition,

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

12 And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

12 And enter into burning fire.

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

13 Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;

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

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

14 Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].

14 Surely he thought that he would never return.

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

15 But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.

15 Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

16 So I swear by the twilight glow

16 But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

17 And [by] the night and what it envelops

17 And the night and that which it drives on,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

18 And [by] the moon when it becomes full

18 And the moon when it grows full,

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

19 [That] you will surely experience state after state.

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

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

20 So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

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

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

21 And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?

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

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

22 But those who have disbelieved deny,

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

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

23 And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

23 And Allah knows best what they hide,

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

24 So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

24 So announce to them a painful punishment~

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

25 Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.

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

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin