Surah Al-Inshiqaaq

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1. 1

   إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

   When the sky is rent asunder,

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2. 2

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   and hearkens to its Lord[1], as it must,

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   [1] In full obedience.

3. 3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

   and when the earth is leveled out[2],

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   [2] i.e., spread out.

4. 4

   وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

   and casts out all what it contains[3], and becomes empty,

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   [3] i.e., its dead bodies and treasures buried in it.

5. 5

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   and hearkens to its Lord, as it must,

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6. 6

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ

   O humans, you are toiling towards your Lord[4], and you will surely meet Him[5].

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   Translation footnote [4] [5]

   [4] i.e., striving in doing good or evil until you meet your Lord. [5] To be recompensed by Him for your deeds.

7. 7

   فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

   Whoever is given his Record in his right hand,

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8. 8

   فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

   he will have an easy reckoning,

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9. 9

   وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

   and he will return to his people joyfully.

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10. 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

    But whoever is given his Record from behind his back,

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11. 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

    he will call out for destruction,

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12. 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    and he will enter the Blazing Fire.

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13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    Indeed, he used to live among his people joyfully.

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14. 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    and he thought that he would never return [to Allah].

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15. 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

    Indeed he will! His Lord was always watching him.

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16. 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    Indeed, I swear by the twilight,

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17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    and by the night and what it covers,

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18. 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    and by the moon when it becomes full,

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19. 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

    You will surely pass from one stage to another[6].

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    Translation footnote [6]

    [6] i.e., from sperm-drop to clinging clot to lump, from life to death to resurrection.

20. 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Then what is the matter with them that they do not believe,

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21. 21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

    and when the Qur’an is recited to them, they do not prostrate?

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22. 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    Rather, the disbelievers persist in denying it,

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23. 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    but Allah knows best whatever they harbor in their hearts.

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24. 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them the tidings of a painful punishment.

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25. 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    But those who believe and do righteous deeds will have a never-ending reward.

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