Yusuf Ali
When the sky is rent asunder,
Shakir
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Al Inshiqaq
Chapter 84, 25 verses
Yusuf Ali
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Shakir
And obeys its Lord and it must.
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And when the earth is flattened out,
Shakir
And when the earth is stretched,
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And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Shakir
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Yusuf Ali
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
Shakir
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Yusuf Ali
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Shakir
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Yusuf Ali
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Shakir
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
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Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Shakir
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
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And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Shakir
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Yusuf Ali
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Shakir
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
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Soon will he cry for perdition,
Shakir
He shall call for perdition,
Yusuf Ali
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Shakir
And enter into burning fire.
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Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Shakir
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Yusuf Ali
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Shakir
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Yusuf Ali
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Shakir
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Yusuf Ali
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Shakir
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Yusuf Ali
The Night and its Homing;
Shakir
And the night and that which it drives on,
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And the Moon in her fullness:
Shakir
And the moon when it grows full,
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Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Shakir
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Yusuf Ali
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Shakir
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Yusuf Ali
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Shakir
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Yusuf Ali
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Shakir
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Yusuf Ali
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Shakir
And Allah knows best what they hide,
Yusuf Ali
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Shakir
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Yusuf Ali
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Shakir
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.