Surah 84

الإنشقاق Al-Inshiqaq · The Splitting Open

Verses
25
Revealed
Meccan
Juz
30
Rukus
1
Revelation order
83
Pages
589–589

About Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الإنشقاق, “The Splitting Open”) is chapter 84 of the Quran and contains 25 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 83rd of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 589–589 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.

It contains 1 verse of prostration (sajdah), marked ۩ in the text below.

Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    When the heaven is split asunder

  2. 2

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And attentive to her Lord in fear,

  3. 3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

    And when the earth is spread out

  4. 4

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

    And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty

  5. 5

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And attentive to her Lord in fear!

  6. 6

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

    Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).

  7. 7

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

    Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

  8. 8

    فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

    He truly will receive an easy reckoning

  9. 9

    وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    And will return unto his folk in joy.

  10. 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

    But whoso is given his account behind his back,

  11. 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

    He surely will invoke destruction

  12. 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    And be thrown to scorching fire.

  13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    He verily lived joyous with his folk,

  14. 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).

  15. 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

    Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!

  16. 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

  17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

  18. 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    And by the moon when she is at the full,

  19. 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

    That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

  20. 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    What aileth them, then, that they believe not

  21. 21 Sajda

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ

    And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?

  22. 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

  23. 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

  24. 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them tidings of a painful doom,

  25. 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.

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Common questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq has 25 verses.

Is Surah Al-Inshiqaq Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What number is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in the Quran?

It is chapter 84 of 114, and the 83rd surah in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in?

It appears in juz 30, on pages 589–589 of the standard mushaf.

How many pages is Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 589.

Which para is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in?

Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.

How many words and letters are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

107 words and 440 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah

How many rukus are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para

Does Surah Al-Inshiqaq have a sajdah?

Yes. Al-Inshiqaq 84:21 is among the 15 verses of prostration marked in the mushaf. All 15 verses of prostration

How long does it take to recite Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

About 4 minutes at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 2 minutes (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 5 minutes (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed