84 / 114 · 25 VERSES · MECCAN
Al-Inshiqaaq
سُورَةُ الانشِقَاقِ
Arabic text and an English translation of its meanings. Read the verses in sequence and in context.
Listen to this chapter
Choose an audio track and start listening.
Arabic: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. Turkish translation audio: Diyanet Vakfı. English translation audio: Ibrahim Walk. These audio translations differ from the displayed Rowwad translation, so wording may vary. Audio loads from Islamic Network only when you start listening.
Translation: Rowwad Translation Center · english_rwwad · v1.0.20 · Sources and edition details
A translation conveys the meanings of the Arabic Quran; it is distinct from the original text and from commentary. Footnotes belong to the translation source.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ
When the sky is rent asunder,
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
and hearkens to its Lord[1], as it must,
Translation notes
[1] In full obedience.
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
and when the earth is leveled out[1],
Translation notes
[1] i.e., spread out.
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
and casts out all what it contains[1], and becomes empty,
Translation notes
[1] i.e., its dead bodies and treasures buried in it.
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
and hearkens to its Lord, as it must,
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ
O humans, you are toiling towards your Lord[1], and you will surely meet Him[2].
Translation notes
[1] i.e., striving in doing good or evil until you meet your Lord. [2] To be recompensed by Him for your deeds.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
Whoever is given his Record in his right hand,
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
he will have an easy reckoning,
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
and he will return to his people joyfully.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ
But whoever is given his Record from behind his back,
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا
he will call out for destruction,
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
and he will enter the Blazing Fire.
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Indeed, he used to live among his people joyfully.
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
and he thought that he would never return [to Allah].
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا
Indeed he will! His Lord was always watching him.
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
Indeed, I swear by the twilight,
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
and by the night and what it covers,
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
and by the moon when it becomes full,
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
You will surely pass from one stage to another[1].
Translation notes
[1] i.e., from sperm-drop to clinging clot to lump, from life to death to resurrection.
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Then what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ
and when the Qur’an is recited to them, they do not prostrate?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ
Rather, the disbelievers persist in denying it,
وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
but Allah knows best whatever they harbor in their hearts.
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
So give them the tidings of a painful punishment.
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ
But those who believe and do righteous deeds will have a never-ending reward.
Audio recordings
Al Quran Cloud / Islamic Network · ar.alafasy · tr.vakfi-audio · en.walk · Source terms. Audio translations are separate editions from the displayed Rowwad text.
Text and translation sources
Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Uthmani v1.1 · © 2007–2026 Tanzil Project · CC BY 3.0. The text is reproduced without changing its letters or diacritics. The opening basmalah is retained where supplied by the source; it is absent at the beginning of At-Tawbah.
Translation publisher: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com · English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center · v1.0.20. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Translation and footnotes are reproduced unchanged.
QuranEnc reuse conditions · Ilmiyet source library · Source version checked: 2026-11-08
Tanzil copyright notice
#==================================================================== # # Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani, Version 1.1) # Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project # License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 # # This copy of the Quran text is carefully produced, highly # verified and continuously monitored by a group of specialists # at Tanzil Project. # # TERMS OF USE: # # - Permission is granted to copy and distribute verbatim copies # of this text, but CHANGING IT IS NOT ALLOWED. # # - This Quran text can be used in any website or application, # provided that its source (Tanzil Project) is clearly indicated, # and a link is made to tanzil.net to enable users to keep # track of changes. # # - This copyright notice shall be included in all verbatim copies # of the text, and shall be reproduced appropriately in all files # derived from or containing substantial portion of this text. # # Please check updates at: http://tanzil.net/updates/ # #====================================================================