Izas samaaa'un shaqqat
WHEN THE SKY is split asunder,

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Izas samaaa'un shaqqat
WHEN THE SKY is split asunder,
Wa azinat li Rabbihaa wa huqqat
obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must;
Wa izal ardu muddat
and when the earth is leveled,
Wa alqat maa feehaa wa takhallat
and casts forth whatever is in it, and becomes utterly void,
Wa azinat li Rabbihaa wa huqqat
obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must -:
Yaaa ayyuhal insaanu innaka kaadihun ilaa Rabbika kad han famulaaqeeh
[then,] O man - thou [that] hast, verily, been toiling towards thy Sustainer in painful toil - then shalt thou meet Him!
Fa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo biyameenih
And as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhaasabu hi saabai yaseeraa
he will in time be called to account with an easy accounting,
Wa yanqalibu ilaaa ahlihee masrooraa
and will [be able to] turn joyfully to those of his own kind.
Wa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo waraaa'a zahrih
But as for him whose record shall be given to him behind his back;
Fasawfa yad'oo subooraa
he will in time pray for utter destruction:
Wa yaslaa sa'eeraa
but he will enter the blazing flame.
Innahoo kaana feee ahlihee masrooraa
Behold, [in his earthly life] he lived joyfully among people of his own kind
Innahoo zanna al lai yahoor
for, behold, he never thought that he would have to return [to God].
Balaaa inna Rabbahoo kaana bihee baseeraa
Yea indeed! His Sustainer did see all that was in him!
Falaaa uqsimu bishshafaq
BUT NAY! I call to witness the sunset's [fleeting] afterglow,
Wallaili wa maa wasaq
and the night, and what it [step by step] unfolds,
Walqamari izat tasaq
and the moon, as it grows to its fullness:
Latarkabunna tabaqan 'an tabaq
[even thus, O men,] are you bound to move; onward from stage to stage.
Famaa lahum laa yu'minoon
What, then, is amiss with them that they will not believe [in a life to come]?
English translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Use the interactive reader above for transliteration, recitation and verse controls.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ
WHEN THE SKY is split asunder,
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must;
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
and when the earth is leveled,
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
and casts forth whatever is in it, and becomes utterly void,
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must -:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًۭا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ
[then,] O man - thou [that] hast, verily, been toiling towards thy Sustainer in painful toil - then shalt thou meet Him!
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
And as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand,
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًۭا يَسِيرًۭا
he will in time be called to account with an easy accounting,
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًۭا
and will [be able to] turn joyfully to those of his own kind.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ
But as for him whose record shall be given to him behind his back;
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًۭا
he will in time pray for utter destruction:
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
but he will enter the blazing flame.
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Behold, [in his earthly life] he lived joyfully among people of his own kind
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
for, behold, he never thought that he would have to return [to God].
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا
Yea indeed! His Sustainer did see all that was in him!
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
BUT NAY! I call to witness the sunset's [fleeting] afterglow,
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
and the night, and what it [step by step] unfolds,
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
and the moon, as it grows to its fullness:
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍۢ
[even thus, O men,] are you bound to move; onward from stage to stage.
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
What, then, is amiss with them that they will not believe [in a life to come]?
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩
and [that], when the Qur’an is read unto them, they do not fall down in prostration?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ
Nay, but they who are bent on denying the truth give the lie [to this divine writ]!
وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
Yet God has full knowledge of what they conceal [in their hearts].
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Hence, give them the tiding of grievous suffering [in the life to come] –
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ
unless it be such [of them] as [repent, and] attain to faith, and do good works: for theirs shall be a reward unending!.