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Surah Al-Inshiqaq (undefined)

سُورَةُ الانشِقَاقِ

Surah 84 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 25 verses

Also spelled: Inshiqaq, Al Inshiqaq, AlInshiqaq, The Sundering

Surah Al-Inshiqaq (undefined) is the 84th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 25 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 84:1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    Izas samaaa'un shaqqat

    When the sky has split [open]

  2. 84:2

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    Wa azinat li Rabbihaa wa huqqat

    And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

  3. 84:3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

    Wa izal ardu muddat

    And when the earth has been extended

  4. 84:4

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

    Wa alqat maa feehaa wa takhallat

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

  5. 84:5

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    Wa azinat li Rabbihaa wa huqqat

    And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

  6. 84:6

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًۭا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

    Yaaa ayyuhal insaanu innaka kaadihun ilaa Rabbika kad han famulaaqeeh

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

  7. 84:7

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

    Fa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo biyameenih

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

  8. 84:8

    فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًۭا يَسِيرًۭا

    Fasawfa yuhaasabu hi saabai yaseeraa

    He will be judged with an easy account

  9. 84:9

    وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًۭا

    Wa yanqalibu ilaaa ahlihee masrooraa

    And return to his people in happiness.

  10. 84:10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

    Wa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo waraaa'a zahrih

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

  11. 84:11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًۭا

    Fasawfa yad'oo subooraa

    He will cry out for destruction

  12. 84:12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    Wa yaslaa sa'eeraa

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

  13. 84:13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    Innahoo kaana feee ahlihee masrooraa

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

  14. 84:14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    Innahoo zanna al lai yahoor

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

  15. 84:15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا

    Balaaa inna Rabbahoo kaana bihee baseeraa

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

  16. 84:16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    Falaaa uqsimu bishshafaq

    So I swear by the twilight glow

  17. 84:17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    Wallaili wa maa wasaq

    And [by] the night and what it envelops

  18. 84:18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    Walqamari izat tasaq

    And [by] the moon when it becomes full

  19. 84:19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍۢ

    Latarkabunna tabaqan 'an tabaq

    [That] you will surely experience state after state.

  20. 84:20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Famaa lahum laa yu'minoon

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

  21. 84:21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

    Wa izaa quri'a 'alaihimul Quraanu laa yasjudoon

    And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?

  22. 84:22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    Balil lazeena kafaroo yukazziboon

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

  23. 84:23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    Wallaahu a'lamu bimaa yoo'oon

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

  24. 84:24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    Fabashshirhum bi'azaabin aleem

    So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

  25. 84:25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    Illal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum ajrun ghairu mamnoon

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

About Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Al-Inshiqaq, the Sundering, describes the sky being torn apart and the earth flattened on the Last Day, when every person meets the result of their striving. The one given his record in his right hand will return to his people in joy, while the one given it behind his back will call out in regret.

Themes: The Last Day, Meeting your deeds, The record of deeds, Striving

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.