Al Inshiqaq

1 When the sky is rent asunder,

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most 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 listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.

2 Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

3 And when the earth is flattened out,

3 And when the earth is stretched forth,

3 Waitha alardu muddat

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

4 And has cast out all that was in it and became 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 listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.

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 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).

6 Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

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

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

7 Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

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

8 He surely will receive an easy reckoning,

8 Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

9 And will return to his family in joy!

9 Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

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

10 But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,

10 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

11 Soon will he cry for perdition,

11 He will invoke (for his) destruction,

11 Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

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

12 Wayasla saAAeeran

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

13 Verily, he was among his people in joy!

13 Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

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

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

14 Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

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

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

15 Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

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

16 So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;

16 Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

17 The Night and its Homing;

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

17 Waallayli wama wasaqa

18 And the Moon in her fullness:

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

18 Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

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

19 Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

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

20 What is the matter with them, 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 to them, they fall not prostrate.

21 Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

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

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.).

22 Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

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

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

23 WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

24 So announce to them a painful torment.

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 righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).

25 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin