84 The Rending -Al-'Inshiqaq

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful

[84.1] When the sky is torn apart,

[84.2] hearing and obeying its Lord, as it must do;

[84.3] when the earth is stretched out

[84.4] and casts out all that is within and voids itself,

[84.5] obeying its Lord, as it must do!

[84.6] O human, you are working hard towards your Lord and you will meet Him.

[84.7] Then, he who is given his Book in his right hand

[84.8] shall have an easy reckoning

[84.9] and will return rejoicing to his family.

[84.10] But he who is given his Book from behind his back

[84.11] shall call for destruction

[84.12] and roast at the Blaze.

[84.13] Once, he lived joyfully among his family

[84.14] and surely thought he would never return (to his Lord).

[84.15] Yes indeed, his Lord was ever watching him.

[84.16] I swear by the twilight;

[84.17] by the night and all that it envelops;

[84.18] by the moon, in its fullness

[84.19] that you shall surely ride from stage to stage.

[84.20] What is the matter with them, that they do not believe

[84.21] and when the Koran is recited to them that they do not prostrate!

[84.22] No, the unbelievers only belie,

[84.23] and Allah knows very well what they gather.

[84.24] Therefore give to them glad tidings of a painful punishment,

[84.25] except to those who believe, and do righteous deeds, for theirs is an unfailing recompense.