Al-Inshiqaaq

Itha alssamao inshaqqat

Idhā As-Samā'u Anshaqqat

When the heavens are rent asunder

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

Wa 'Adhinat Lirabbihā Wa Ĥuqqat

in obedience to the commands of their Lord which are incumbent on them

Waitha alardu muddat

Wa 'Idhā Al-'Arđu Muddat

when the earth is stretched out

Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

Wa 'Alqat Mā Fīhā Wa Takhallat

and throws out of itself all that it contains

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

Wa 'Adhinat Lirabbihā Wa Ĥuqqat

in obedience to the commands of its Lord which are incumbent on it, (the human being will receive due recompense for his deeds)

Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-'Insānu 'Innaka Kādiĥun 'Ilá Rabbika Kadĥāan Famulāqīhi

Human being, you strive hard to get closer to your Lord, and so you will certainly receive the recompense (of your deeds)

Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

Fa'ammā Man 'Ūtiya Kitābahu Biyamīnihi

The reckoning of those whose Book of records will be given into their right hands

Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

Fasawfa Yuĥāsabu Ĥisābāan Yasīrāan

will be easy

Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

Wa Yanqalibu 'Ilá 'Ahlihi Masrūrāan

and they will return to their people, delighted

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

Wa 'Ammā Man 'Ūtiya Kitābahu Warā'a Žahrihi

But as for those whose Book of records will be given behind their backs

Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

Fasawfa Yad`ū Thubūrāan

they will say, "Woe to us

Wayasla saAAeeran

Wa Yaşlá Sa`īrāan

They will suffer the heat of hell fire

Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

Innahu Kāna Fī 'Ahlihi Masrūrāan

They lived among their people joyfully

Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

Innahu Žanna 'An Lan Yaĥūra

and had thought that they would never be brought back to life again

Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

Balá 'Inna Rabbahu Kāna Bihi Başīrāan

This is a fact. Their Lord is Well-Aware of (all that they do)

Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

Falā 'Uqsimu Bish-Shafaqi

I do not need to swear by the sunset

Waallayli wama wasaqa

Wa Al-Layli Wa Mā Wasaqa

or by the night in which things all come together to rest

Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

Wa Al-Qamari 'Idhā Attasaqa

or by the moon when it is full

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

Latarkabunna Ţabaqāan `An Ţabaqin

that you will certainly pass through one stage after another

Fama lahum la yuminoona

Famā Lahum Lā Yu'uminūna

What is the matter with them? Why do they not believe

Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona

Wa 'Idhā Quri'a `Alayhimu Al-Qur'ānu Lā Yasjudūna

Why, when the Quran is recited to them, do they not prostrate themselves

Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

Bali Al-Ladhīna Kafarū Yukadhibūna

In fact, they reject the Quran

WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

Wa Allāhu 'A`lamu Bimā Yū`ūna

but God knows best whatever they accumulate in their hearts

Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

Fabashirhum Bi`adhābin 'Alīmin

(Muhammad), tell them that they will all suffer a painful torment

Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

Illā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Wa `Amilū Aş-Şāliĥāti Lahum 'Ajrun Ghayru Mamnūnin

except the righteously striving believers, who will receive a never-ending reward