الإنشقاق

Al-Inshiqaaq

The Splitting Open

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

25 verses

Ruku

1 ruku

Order of revelation

83rd revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

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   When the heaven is split asunder

2. 2

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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   And attentive to her Lord in fear,

3. 3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

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   And when the earth is spread out

4. 4

   وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

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   And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty

5. 5

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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   And attentive to her Lord in fear!

6. 6

   يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

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   Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).

7. 7

   فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

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   Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

8. 8

   فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

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   He truly will receive an easy reckoning

9. 9

   وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

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   And will return unto his folk in joy.

10. 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

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    But whoso is given his account behind his back,

11. 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

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    He surely will invoke destruction

12. 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

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    And be thrown to scorching fire.

13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

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    He verily lived joyous with his folk,

14. 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

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    He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).

15. 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

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    Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!

16. 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

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    Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

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    And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

18. 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

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    And by the moon when she is at the full,

19. 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

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    That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

20. 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

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    What aileth them, then, that they believe not

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    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ

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    And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?

22. 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

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    Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

23. 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

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    And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

24. 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

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    So give them tidings of a painful doom,

25. 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

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    Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.

About Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Also written Inshiqaq

Surah Al-Inshiqaq is the 84th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 25 verses in para 30.

It describes the sky obeying its Lord and the earth casting out what it holds (84:1–5), tells man he is labouring towards his Lord and will meet Him (84:6), and contrasts the one who receives his record in his right hand with the one who receives it behind his back (84:7–12).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

Al-Inshiqaq means “the Splitting Open”, from its opening: when the sky splits open (84:1).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq has 25 verses (ayat) in 1 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Inshiqaq Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 83rd surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in?

It is in para (juz) 30 of the Quran, Juz ‘Amma.

Can I read Surah Al-Inshiqaq with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.