Surah 84. Al-Insjiqaaq — The Rending Asunder

When the sky is rent asunder,

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

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

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

And when the earth is flattened out,

وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

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

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

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

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

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

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

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

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

Soon will he cry for perdition,

فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

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

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

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

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

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

بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

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

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

The Night and its Homing;

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

And the Moon in her fullness:

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

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

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

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

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ

But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

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

وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

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

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ