The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ When the heaven is sundered. 1 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);- 2 when the earth flattens out, 3 And throws out whatever it contains and is empty, 4 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality). 5 O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him. 6 Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, 7 He will be judged with an easy account 8 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing! 9 And whoever is given his record of deeds behind his back – 10 they will say, "Woe to us!" 11 but he will enter the blazing flame. 12 He once lived among his family joyfully; 13 Surely he thought that he would never return. 14 Yes indeed; his Lord had sight of him. 15 So I swear by the twilight glow 16 And the night and all it gathers, 17 And the Moon in her fullness: 18 That you will climb from stage to stage. 19 What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?- 20 And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)? ۩ 21 No, the unbelievers only belie, 22 and God knows very well what they are secreting. 23 Therefore, give them the news of a painful punishment. 24 Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off. 25