84: al-Insheqaaq الإنشقاق

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِذَا السَّمَآءُ انْشَقَّتْۙ‏(1)

EZAS SAMAAA-UN SHAQQAT.

When the sky is rent asunder,

وَاَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْۙ‏(2)

WA AZENAT LE-RABBEHAA WA HUQQAT.

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

وَاِذَا الْاَرْضُ مُدَّتْؕ‏(3)

WA EZAL ARZO MUDDAT.

And when the earth is flattened out,

وَاَلْقَتْ مَا فِيْهَا وَتَخَلَّتْۙ‏(4)

WA ALQAT MAA FEEHAA WA TAKHALLAT.

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

وَاَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْؕ‏(5)

WA AZENAT LE-RABBEHA WA HUQQAT.

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

يٰۤاَيُّهَا الْاِنْسَانُ اِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلٰقِيْهِ‌ۚ‏(6)

YAA-AYYOHAL INSAANO INNAKA KAADEHUN ELAA RABBEKA KADHAN FA-MOLAAQEEH.

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

فَاَمَّا مَنْ اُوْتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ بِيَمِيْنِهٖۙ‏(7)

FA-AMMAA MAN OOTEYA KETAABAHU BE-YAMEENEHI.

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

فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَّسِيْرًا ۙ‏(8)

FA-SAWFA YOHAASABO HESAABANY YASEERANW.

Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

وَّيَنْقَلِبُ اِلٰٓى اَهْلِهٖ مَسْرُوْرًا ؕ‏(9)

WA YANQALEBO ELAA AHLEHI MASROORAA.

And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

وَاَمَّا مَنْ اُوْتِىَ كِتٰبَهٗ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهٖۙ‏(10)

WA AMMAA MAN OOTEYA KETAABAHU WARAAA-A ZAHREHI.

But he who is given his Record behind his back,

فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوْا ثُبُوْرًا ۙ‏(11)

FA-SAWFA YAD-O’O SOBOORANW.

Soon will he cry for perdition,

وَّيَصْلٰى سَعِيْرًا ؕ‏(12)

WA YASLAA SA-E’ERAA.

And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فِىْۤ اَهْلِهٖ مَسْرُوْرًا ؕ‏(13)

INNAHU KAANA FEE AHLEHI MASROORAA.

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

اِنَّهٗ ظَنَّ اَنْ لَّنْ يَّحُوْرَ ۛۚ‏(14)

INNAHU ZANNA AL LAN-Y YAHOOR.

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

بَلٰٓى ۛۚ اِنَّ رَبَّهٗ كَانَ بِهٖ بَصِيْرًا ؕ‏(15)

BALAA, INNA RABBAHU KAANA BEHI BASEERAA.

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

فَلَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِۙ‏(16)

FALAA UQSEMO BISH-SHAFAQE.

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

وَالَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَۙ‏(17)

WAL LAYLE WA MAA WASAQA.

The Night and its Homing;

وَالْقَمَرِ اِذَا اتَّسَقَۙ‏(18)

WAL QAMARE EZAT TASAQA.

And the Moon in her fullness:

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنْ طَبَقٍؕ‏(19)

LA-TARKABUNNA TABAQN A’N TABAQ.

Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَۙ‏(20)

FAMAA LAHUM LAA YOAMENOONA.

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

وَاِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْاٰنُ لَا يَسْجُدُوْنَ ؕ ۩‏(21)

WA EZAA QORE-A A’LAYHEMUL QUR-AANO LAA YASJODOONA.

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

بَلِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا يُكَذِّبُوْنَۖ‏(22)

BALIL LAZEENA KAFAROO YOKAZZEBOON.

But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوْعُوْنَۖ‏(23)

WAL-LAAHO A-A’LAMO BEMAA YOO-O’ON.

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

فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍۙ‏(24)

FA-BASH-SHIRHUM BE-A’ZAABIN ALEEMIN.

So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمْ اَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُوْنٍ‏(25)

ILLAL LAZEENA AAMANOO WA A’MELUS SAALEHAATE LAHUM AJRUN GHAYRO MAMNOON.

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