Sura Al-Inshiqaaq

When the heaven bursts asunder,

When the sky is rent asunder,

When the heaven is split asunder

And obeys its Lord and it must.

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

And attentive to her Lord in fear,

And when the earth is stretched,

And when the earth is flattened out,

And when the earth is spread out

And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,

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

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

And obeys its Lord and it must.

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

And attentive to her Lord in fear!

O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.

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

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

Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,

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

Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

He truly will receive an easy reckoning

And he shall go back to his people joyful.

And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

And will return unto his folk in joy.

And as to him who is given his book behind his back,

But he who is given his Record behind his back,-

But whoso is given his account behind his back,

He shall call for perdition,

Soon will he cry for perdition,

He surely will invoke destruction

And enter into burning fire.

And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

And be thrown to scorching fire.

Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.

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

He verily lived joyous with his folk,

Surely he thought that he would never return.

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

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

Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

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

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

But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,

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

Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

And the night and that which it drives on,

The Night and its Homing;

And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

And the moon when it grows full,

And the Moon in her fullness:

And by the moon when she is at the full,

That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.

Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,

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

What aileth them, then, that they believe not

And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?

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

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

Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.

But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

And Allah knows best what they hide,

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

And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

So announce to them a painful punishment~

So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

So give them tidings of a painful doom,

Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.

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

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