Surah Al-Inshiqâq

Translation: Abdul Mannan Omar. Open a verse to compare translations and read its commentary.

1. 1 إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ When the sky bursts asunder,
2. 2 وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ And gives ear to (the command of) its Lord to obey, and it is fitly disposed (to do so),
3. 3 وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ And when the earth is stretched out and receives fresh manure (for the spiritual and physical progress of its dwellers),
4. 4 وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ And casts forth all that it has in it, and becomes (as if) empty,
5. 5 وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ And gives ear to (the command of) its Lord to obey, and it is fittingly disposed (to do so).
6. 6 يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ O Mankind! verily you are (by nature) toiling on towards your Lord a laborious toiling, then (through arduous service to Him) you shall surely meet Him.
7. 7 فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ Then as for the person who is given his record (of deeds) in his right hand,
8. 8 فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا He shall soon be reckoned an easy reckoning,
9. 9 وَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا And he will return to his people joyfully.
10. 10 وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ But as for the one who will have his record (of deeds) given to him behind his back (as a sign that he had thrown the divine teachings behind his back),
11. 11 فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا He shall soon call (so to say) for complete destruction (to end his agonies).
12. 12 وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا And he will enter into a blazing Fire.
13. 13 إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا Verily, (before this) he used to be joyful among his companions (and neglected the Hereafter).
14. 14 إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَنْ لَنْ يَحُورَ He deemed that he would never return (to God).
15. 15 بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا Yet he did (return to God to account for his deeds), surely his Lord was ever watchful of him.
16. 16 فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ Behold! I call to witness the twilight of sunset,
17. 17 وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ And the night and (all) that it envelopes,
18. 18 وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ And the moon when it become full,
19. 19 لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنْ طَبَقٍ That you shall invariably pass on from one stage to another.
20. 20 فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ So what is wrong with them that they do not believe?
21. 21 وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩ And they do not bow in submission when the Qur´ân is recited to them? [Prostration]
22. 22 بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ On the contrary, these disbelievers cry lies (to the Qur´ân ).
23. 23 وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ And Allâh knows best all that they keep hidden (in their hearts).
24. 24 فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ So (do not bother about them, rather) give them the news of a woeful punishment.
25. 25 إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ Different, however, is the case of those who believe and do deeds of righteousness. There awaits them an unending reward.