84. Al-Inshiqaq

إِذَاWhenٱلسَّمَآءُthe skyٱنشَقَّتْis split asunder﴿١﴾

When the sky has split [open]

وَأَذِنَتْAnd has listenedلِرَبِّهَاto its Lordوَحُقَّتْand was obligated﴿٢﴾

And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

وَإِذَاAnd whenٱلْأَرْضُthe earthمُدَّتْis spread﴿٣﴾

And when the earth has been extended

وَأَلْقَتْAnd has cast outمَاwhatفِيهَا(is) in itوَتَخَلَّتْand becomes empty﴿٤﴾

And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]

وَأَذِنَتْAnd has listenedلِرَبِّهَاto its Lordوَحُقَّتْand was obligated﴿٥﴾

And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOٱلْإِنسَٰنُmankindإِنَّكَIndeed, youكَادِحٌ(are) laboringإِلَىٰtoرَبِّكَyour Lordكَدْحًا(with) exertionفَمُلَٰقِيهِand you (will) meet Him﴿٦﴾

O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it

فَأَمَّاThen as forمَنْ(him) whoأُوتِىَis givenكِتَٰبَهُۥhis recordبِيَمِينِهِۦin his right (hand)﴿٧﴾

Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand

فَسَوْفَThen soonيُحَاسَبُhis account will be takenحِسَابًاan accountيَسِيرًاeasy﴿٨﴾

He will be judged with an easy account

وَيَنقَلِبُAnd he will returnإِلَىٰٓtoأَهْلِهِۦhis peopleمَسْرُورًاhappily﴿٩﴾

And return to his people in happiness

وَأَمَّاBut as forمَنْ(him) whoأُوتِىَis givenكِتَٰبَهُۥhis recordوَرَآءَbehindظَهْرِهِۦhis back﴿١٠﴾

But as for he who is given his record behind his back

فَسَوْفَThen soonيَدْعُوا۟he will callثُبُورًا(for) destruction﴿١١﴾

He will cry out for destruction

وَيَصْلَىٰAnd he will burnسَعِيرًا(in) a Blaze﴿١٢﴾

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze

إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heكَانَhad beenفِىٓamongأَهْلِهِۦhis peopleمَسْرُورًاhappy﴿١٣﴾

Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness

إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heظَنَّ(had) thoughtأَنthatلَّنneverيَحُورَhe would return﴿١٤﴾

Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah]

بَلَىٰٓYesإِنَّIndeedرَبَّهُۥhis Lordكَانَwasبِهِۦof himبَصِيرًاAll-Seer﴿١٥﴾

But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing

فَلَآBut nayأُقْسِمُI swearبِٱلشَّفَقِby the twilight glow﴿١٦﴾

So I swear by the twilight glow

وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the nightوَمَاand whatوَسَقَit envelops﴿١٧﴾

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَٱلْقَمَرِAnd the moonإِذَاwhenٱتَّسَقَit becomes full﴿١٨﴾

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

لَتَرْكَبُنَّYou will surely embarkطَبَقًا(to) stageعَنfromطَبَقٍstage﴿١٩﴾

[That] you will surely experience state after state

فَمَاSo whatلَهُمْ(is) for themلَاnotيُؤْمِنُونَthey believe﴿٢٠﴾

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe