Al-Inshiqaq

84:1–5Page 589

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتۡ ١

When the sky has split [open]

وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ٢

And has listened [i.e., responded]¹ to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

وَإِذَا ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ ٣

And when the earth has been extended¹

وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ ٤

And has cast out that within it¹ and relinquished [it]

وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ٥

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

84:6Page 589

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدۡحٗا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ ٦

O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion¹ and will meet it.²

84:7–9Page 589

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ٧

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

فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابٗا يَسِيرٗا ٨

He will be judged with an easy account

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورٗا ٩

And return to his people in happiness.

84:10–15Page 589

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ ١٠

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

فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُواْ ثُبُورٗا ١١

He will cry out for destruction

وَيَصۡلَىٰ سَعِيرًا ١٢

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورًا ١٣

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

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ ١٤

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

بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرٗا ١٥

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

84:16Page 589

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ١٦

So I swear by the twilight glow

84:17–19Page 589

وَٱلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ١٧

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ١٨

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٖ ١٩

[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.¹

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فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٢٠

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

84:21–24Page 589

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ لَا يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩ ٢١

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

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُكَذِّبُونَ ٢٢

But those who have disbelieved deny,

وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ ٢٣

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

فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٢٤

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

84:25Page 589

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونِۭ ٢٥

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