Chapter 84 of the Quran

Surah Al-Inshiqaq (The Splitting Open)

الإنشقاق

Surah Al-Inshiqaq is the 84th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 25 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

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1. Ayah 1

   إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

   When the sky has split [open]

2. Ayah 2

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

3. Ayah 3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

   And when the earth has been extended

4. Ayah 4

   وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

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

5. Ayah 5

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

6. Ayah 6

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ

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

7. Ayah 7

   فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

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

8. Ayah 8

   فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

   He will be judged with an easy account

9. Ayah 9

   وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

   And return to his people in happiness.

10. Ayah 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

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

11. Ayah 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

    He will cry out for destruction

12. Ayah 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

13. Ayah 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

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

14. Ayah 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allāh].

15. Ayah 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

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

16. Ayah 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    So I swear by the twilight glow

17. Ayah 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    And [by] the night and what it envelops

18. Ayah 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    And [by] the moon when it becomes full

19. Ayah 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

    [That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.

20. Ayah 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

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

21. Ayah 21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

    And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

22. Ayah 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

23. Ayah 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

24. Ayah 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

25. Ayah 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.