The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ WHEN THE SKY is split asunder, 1 And listens and obeys its Lord, and it must do so; 2 And when the earth has been extended 3 and casts forth whatever is in it, and becomes utterly void, 4 obeying its Lord, as it must do! 5 O Man! Thou art labouring unto thy Lord laboriously, and thou shalt encounter Him. 6 Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand, 7 Will have an easy reckoning, 8 And he shall go back to his people joyful. 9 But he who is given the Record behind his back, 10 they will say, "Woe to us!" 11 And be thrown to scorching fire. 12 Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness; 13 Never thinking he will return. 14 Why not? His Lord was always watching him. 15 So by oath of the late evening’s light. 16 The Night and its Homing; 17 And by the moon when it is at the full, 18 you will progress from stage to stage. 19 What is wrong with them that they do not believe? 20 and when the Koran is recited to them that they do not prostrate! ۩ 21 But those who have disbelieved deny, 22 Yet God has full knowledge of what they conceal [in their hearts]. 23 So give them news of painful punishment, 24 Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing. 25