Chapter 84 · 25 verses
Al-Inshiqaaq
The Splitting Open
الإنشقاق
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
84:1
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ١
English
When the sky bursts open
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84:2
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ٢
English
obeying its Lord as it must
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84:3
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ٣
English
and when the earth is flattened out
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84:4
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ٤
English
and ejects ˹all˺ its contents and becomes empty
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84:5
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ٥
English
obeying its Lord as it must, ˹surely you will all be judged˺.
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84:6
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ٦
English
O humanity! Indeed, you are labouring restlessly towards your Lord, and will ˹eventually˺ meet the consequences.
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84:7
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ٧
English
As for those who are given their record in their right hand
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84:8
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا٨
English
they will have an easy reckoning
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84:9
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا٩
English
and will return to their people joyfully.
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84:10
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ١٠
English
And as for those who are given their record ˹in their left hand˺ from behind their backs
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84:11
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا١١
English
they will cry for ˹instant˺ destruction
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84:12
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا١٢
English
and will burn in the blazing Fire.
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84:13
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا١٣
English
For they used to be prideful among their people
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84:14
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ١٤
English
thinking they would never return ˹to Allah˺.
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84:15
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا١٥
English
Yes ˹they would˺! Surely their Lord has always been All-Seeing of them.
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84:16
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ١٦
English
So, I do swear by the twilight!
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84:17
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ١٧
English
And by the night and whatever it envelops!
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84:18
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ١٨
English
And by the moon when it waxes full!
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84:19
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ١٩
English
You will certainly pass from one state to another.
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84:20
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ٢٠
English
So what is the matter with them that they do not believe
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About Surah Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open)
Named "the Splitting Open" (al-Inshiqāq), a Meccan sūrah on the upheaval of the Day and the two ways people receive their records.
- Chapter
- 84 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 25
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Inshiqaaq about?
Named "the Splitting Open" (al-Inshiqāq), a Meccan sūrah on the upheaval of the Day and the two ways people receive their records.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Inshiqaaq?
Surah Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open) has 25 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Inshiqaaq Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Inshiqaaq is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Inshiqaaq in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Inshiqaaq is the 84th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.