The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
۞ When heaven is rent asunder 1 And obeys its Lord and it must. 2 And when the earth has been extended 3 and casts out all that is within it and becomes empty; 4 And listens and obeys its Lord, and it must do so; 5 Human being, you strive hard to get closer to your Lord, and so you will certainly receive the recompense (of your deeds). 6 And he who is given his ledger in his right hand 7 He surely will receive an easy reckoning, 8 And will return to his people full of joy. 9 And whoever is given his record of deeds behind his back – 10 He shall call for perdition, 11 And he shall roast into a Blaze. 12 Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness; 13 Never thinking he will return. 14 Yea indeed! His Sustainer did see all that was in him! 15 I swear by the twilight; 16 by the night and what it covers, 17 And the Moon in her fullness: 18 Surely ye shall ride layer upon layer. 19 What is wrong with them that they do not believe? 20 Why, when the Quran is recited to them, do they not prostrate themselves? ۩ 21 Nay, (on the contrary), those who disbelieve, belie (Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and whatever he brought, i.e. this Quran and Islamic Monotheism, etc.). 22 And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds), 23 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous, 24 Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise). 25