Surah Al-Inshiqaq
سورة الانشقاق · The Sundering · 25 verses · Meccan
Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق, "The Sundering") is chapter 84 of the Quran. It has 25 verses, was revealed in Mecca and is found in juz 30. Here you can read the complete Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen verse by verse.
Also written as: Inshiqaq
- Number
- 84
- Arabic
- الانشقاق
- Meaning
- The Sundering
- Verses
- 25
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf page
- 589
- Prostration
- verse 21
Surah Al-Inshiqaq in Arabic and English
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتۡ ﴿١﴾
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky has split [open]
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ﴿٢﴾
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
وَإِذَا ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ ﴿٣﴾
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth has been extended
وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ ﴿٤﴾
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ﴿٥﴾
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدۡحٗا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ ﴿٦﴾
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ﴿٧﴾
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand
فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابٗا يَسِيرٗا ﴿٨﴾
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He will be judged with an easy account
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورٗا ﴿٩﴾
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And return to his people in happiness
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ ﴿١٠﴾
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But as for he who is given his record behind his back
فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُواْ ثُبُورٗا ﴿١١﴾
Fasawfa yadʿoo thubooran
He will cry out for destruction
وَيَصۡلَىٰ سَعِيرًا ﴿١٢﴾
Wayasla saʿeeran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورًا ﴿١٣﴾
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ ﴿١٤﴾
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah]
بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرٗا ﴿١٥﴾
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ﴿١٦﴾
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
وَٱلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ﴿١٧﴾
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ﴿١٨﴾
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٖ ﴿١٩﴾
Latarkabunna tabaqan ʿan tabaqin
[That] you will surely experience state after state
فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾
Fama lahum la yuminoona
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ لَا يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩ ﴿٢١﴾
Waitha quria ʿalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But those who have disbelieved deny
وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
WaAllahu aʿlamu bima yooʿoona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves
فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿٢٤﴾
Fabashshirhum biʿathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful punishment
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونِۭ ﴿٢٥﴾
Illa allatheena amanoo waʿamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted
Translation: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy (EveryAyah.com). A translation conveys the meaning and does not replace the Arabic text.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?
Surah Al-Inshiqaq has 25 verses.
Where was Surah Al-Inshiqaq revealed?
Surah Al-Inshiqaq is a Meccan surah; it was revealed in Mecca.
Which juz is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in?
Surah Al-Inshiqaq is in juz 30, on page 589 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
What does Al-Inshiqaq mean?
الانشقاق means "The Sundering".