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Surah 84 · 25 verses · Makki

Surah Al-Inshiqaq الإنشقاق

Al-Inshiqaq, “The Sundering”, is surah 84 of the Quran and has 25 verses. It is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah, and was the 83rd surah to be revealed. It sits in juz 30, on page 589 of the Madani Mushaf. It contains a verse of prostration (sajdah): verse 21. It belongs to Juz Amma, the last part of the Quran, which many people memorise first.

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سورة الإنشقاق مكتوبة بالعربية

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Arabic: Uthmani script. English: Saheeh International. Tap a verse number to open that verse.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    When the sky has split [open]

  2. 2

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

  3. 3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

    And when the earth has been extended

  4. 4

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

    And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it].

  5. 5

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

  6. 6

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ

    O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.

  7. 7

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

    Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

  8. 8

    فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

    He will be judged with an easy account

  9. 9

    وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    And return to his people in happiness.

  10. 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

    But as for he who is given his record behind his back,

  11. 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا ثُبُورًا

    He will cry out for destruction

  12. 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

  13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;

  14. 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allāh].

  15. 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

    But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever, of him, Seeing.

  16. 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    So I swear by the twilight glow

  17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    And [by] the night and what it envelops

  18. 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    And [by] the moon when it becomes full

  19. 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

    [That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.

  20. 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

  21. 21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

    And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

  22. 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

  23. 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

  24. 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

  25. 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq has 25 verses (ayat) and about 107 words, on page 589 of the Madani Mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Inshiqaq Makki or Madani?

It is Makki: revealed in Makkah, 83rd in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq is in juz 30.

What does Al-Inshiqaq mean?

Al-Inshiqaq (الإنشقاق) means “The Sundering”.

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