The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ WHEN THE SKY is cleft asunder, 1 and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should; 2 And when the earth is stretched forth, 3 And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it] 4 and obeys its Lord as it must, 5 O human, you are working hard towards your Lord and you will meet Him. 6 And as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand, 7 Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning, 8 And he shall return unto his people joyfully. 9 But he who is given his Book from behind his back 10 He shall presently call for death, 11 And enter into burning fire. 12 Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing! 13 Never thinking he will return. 14 Surely yes, why not? Indeed his Lord is seeing him. 15 No! I swear by the twilight 16 by the night and what it covers, 17 and by the moon, when it reaches its fullness: 18 Surely ye shall ride layer upon layer. 19 Then what ails them, that they believe not, 20 and [that,] when the Qur'an is read unto them, they do not fall down in prostration? ۩ 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 Allah knows best what they are accumulating (in their Record). 23 So announce to them a painful torment. 24 except the righteously striving believers, who will receive a never-ending reward. 25