Al-Inshiqaaq

Itha assamao inshaqqat

When the sky has split [open]

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

Wa-itha al-ardu muddat

And when the earth has been extended

Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

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

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

Ya ayyuha al-insanuinnaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhanfamulaqeeh

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

Faama man ootiya kitabahubiyameenih

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

Fasawfa yuhasabu hisabanyaseera

He will be judged with an easy account

Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masroora

And return to his people in happiness.

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraathahrih

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

Fasawfa yadAAoo thuboora

He will cry out for destruction

Wayasla saAAeera

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

Innahu kana fee ahlihi masroora

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

Innahu thanna an lan yahoor

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

Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseera

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

Fala oqsimu bishshafaq

So I swear by the twilight glow

Wallayli wama wasaq

And [by] the night and what it envelops

Walqamari itha ittasaq

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaq

[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.

Fama lahum la yu/minoon

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

Wa-itha quri-a AAalayhimu alqur-anula yasjudoon

And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboon

But those who have disbelieved deny,

Wallahu aAAlamu bimayooAAoon

And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleem

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

Illa allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum ajrun ghayrumamnoon

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