AL INSHIQAQ (THE BREAKING APART)
(Revealed at Mecca - contains 25 verses - 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ |
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When the heaven breaks apart. |
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وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ |
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And it listens to the command of its Lord – and that befits it. |
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وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ |
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And when the earth is spread out. |
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وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ |
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And it unburdens itself of all that is in it, and becomes empty. |
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وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ |
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And it listens to the command of its Lord – and that befits it. |
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يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ |
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O man, indeed you have to surely run towards your Lord, and to meet him. |
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ |
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So whoever is given his record of deeds in his right hand – |
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فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا |
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Soon an easy account will be taken from him. |
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وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا |
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And he will return to his family rejoicing. |
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ |
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And whoever is given his record of deeds behind his back – |
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فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا |
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Soon he will pray for death. |
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وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا |
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And will go into the blazing fire. |
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إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا |
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Indeed he used to rejoice in his home. |
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إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ |
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He assumed that he does not have to return. |
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بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا |
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Surely yes, why not? Indeed his Lord is seeing him. |
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فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ |
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So by oath of the late evening’s light. |
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وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ |
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And by oath of the night and all that gathers in it. |
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وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ |
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And by oath of the moon when it is full. |
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لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ |
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You will surely go up level by level. |
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فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ |
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What is the matter with them that they do not accept faith? |
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وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩ |
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And when the Qur’an is recited to them, they do not fall prostrate? (Command of Prostration # 13) |
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بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ |
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In fact the disbelievers keep denying. |
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وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ |
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And Allah well knows what they conceal in their hearts. |
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فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ |
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Therefore give them the glad tidings of a painful punishment. |
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إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ |
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Except those who believed and did good deeds – for them is a reward that will never end. |
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