The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
۞ When the sky bursts open, 1 in obedience to the commands of their Lord which are incumbent on them, 2 when the earth flattens out, 3 And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty 4 And hearkens to its Lord and is dutiful, 5 [then,] O man - thou [that] hast, verily, been toiling towards thy Sustainer in painful toil - then shalt thou meet Him! 6 Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, 7 He truly will receive an easy reckoning 8 and will return rejoicing to his family. 9 But he who is given his Book from behind his back 10 He surely will invoke destruction 11 And be thrown to scorching fire. 12 He used to live joyfully among his people, 13 he surely thought he would never revert. 14 But he will indeed! His Lord was ever watching him. 15 I swear by the glow of sunset, 16 The Night and its Homing; 17 And [by] the moon when it becomes full 18 you shall surely ride stage after stage. 19 So, what is the matter with them that they do not believe, 20 and when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate themselves? ۩ 21 Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny; 22 but God knows best whatever they accumulate in their hearts. 23 So give them news of painful punishment, 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