The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
۞ When the heaven is split asunder 1 hearing and obeying its Lord, as it must do; 2 when the earth is stretched out 3 And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty, 4 obeying its Lord, as it must do! 5 O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, so you will meet (i.e. the results of your deeds which you did). 6 Then, as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand, 7 shall have an easy reckoning 8 and he will return to his family joyfully. 9 But he who is given his Record behind his back,- 10 shall cry for “perdition,” 11 And enter into burning fire. 12 They lived among their people joyfully 13 for, behold, he never thought that he would have to return [to God]. 14 Why not? His Lord was always watching him. 15 So I swear by the twilight glow 16 And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness; 17 by the moon, in its fullness 18 [That] you will surely experience state after state. 19 What, then, is amiss with them that they will not believe [in a life to come]? 20 And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance? ۩ 21 Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth. 22 But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts) 23 So give them the good news of a painful chastisement, 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