Al Inshiqaq

1 When the sky is rent asunder,

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

1 Itha alssamao inshaqqat

2 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -

2 And attentive to her Lord in fear,

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

3 And when the earth is flattened out,

3 And when the earth is spread out

3 Waitha alardu muddat

4 And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,

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

4 Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

5 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).

5 And attentive to her Lord in fear!

5 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

6 O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.

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

7 Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,

7 Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

8 Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

8 He truly will receive an easy reckoning

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

9 And will return unto his folk in joy.

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

10 But he who is given his Record behind his back, -

10 But whoso is given his account behind his back,

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

11 Soon will he cry for perdition,

11 He surely will invoke destruction

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

12 And be thrown to scorching fire.

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

13 Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!

13 He verily lived joyous with his folk,

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

14 Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!

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

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

15 Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!

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

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

16 So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;

16 Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

17 The Night and its Homing;

17 And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

18 And the Moon in her fullness:

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

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

19 That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

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

20 What aileth them, then, that they believe not

20 Fama lahum la yuminoona

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

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

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

22 But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

22 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

23 But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)

23 And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

24 So give them tidings of a painful doom,

24 Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

25 Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.

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