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.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ
When the heaven is split asunder
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وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
And when the earth is spread out
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وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
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وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
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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).
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
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فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
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وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
And will return unto his folk in joy.
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
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فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا
He surely will invoke destruction
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وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
And be thrown to scorching fire.
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إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
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إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
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بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
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وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
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وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
And by the moon when she is at the full,
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لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
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فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
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21 Sajda
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
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بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
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وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
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فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
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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.
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