The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
۞ When the heaven is split asunder 1 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);- 2 And when the earth shall be stretched forth. 3 and casts out all that is within it and becomes empty; 4 obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must: 5 O man, you have to strive and go on striving towards your Lord, then will you meet Him. 6 Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand, 7 shall be called to an easy accounting, 8 and will return rejoicing to his family. 9 But he who is given the Record behind his back, 10 He shall call for perdition, 11 but he will enter the blazing flame. 12 He once lived among his family joyfully; 13 He assumed that he does not have to return. 14 Yes indeed; his Lord had sight of him. 15 I swear by the afterglow of sunset, 16 And [by] the night and what it envelops 17 And by the moon when she is at the full, 18 you shall proceed onwards from stage to stage. 19 Then what ails them, that they believe not, 20 When the Quran is read to them, why do they not fall to their knees? ۩ 21 In fact the disbelievers keep denying. 22 And Allah knows best what they hide, 23 So announce to them a painful torment. 24 Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail. 25