Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الإنشقاق) — The Sundering

1. Ayah 1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

   When the sky bursts open

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2. Ayah 2

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   obeying its Lord as it must

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3. Ayah 3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

   and when the earth is flattened out

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4. Ayah 4

   وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

   and ejects ˹all˺ its contents and becomes empty

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5. Ayah 5

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   obeying its Lord as it must, ˹surely you will all be judged˺

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6. Ayah 6

   يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

   O humanity! Indeed, you are labouring restlessly towards your Lord, and will ˹eventually˺ meet the consequences

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7. Ayah 7

   فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

   As for those who are given their record in their right hand

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8. Ayah 8

   فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

   they will have an easy reckoning

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9. Ayah 9

   وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

   and will return to their people joyfully

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10. Ayah 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

    And as for those who are given their record ˹in their left hand˺ from behind their backs

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11. Ayah 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

    they will cry for ˹instant˺ destruction

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12. Ayah 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    and will burn in the blazing Fire

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13. Ayah 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    For they used to be prideful among their people

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14. Ayah 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    thinking they would never return ˹to Allah˺

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15. Ayah 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

    Yes ˹they would˺! Surely their Lord has always been All-Seeing of them

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16. Ayah 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    So, I do swear by the twilight

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17. Ayah 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    And by the night and whatever it envelops

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18. Ayah 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    And by the moon when it waxes full

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19. Ayah 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

    You will certainly pass from one state to another

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20. Ayah 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

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

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21. Ayah 21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

    and when the Quran is recited to them, they do not bow down ˹in submission˺

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22. Ayah 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    In fact, the disbelievers persist in denial

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23. Ayah 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    But Allah knows best whatever they hide

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24. Ayah 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them good news of a painful punishment

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25. Ayah 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    But those who believe and do good will have a never-ending reward

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.