Surah Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering)
Surah Al-Inshiqaq in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتۡ ﴿1﴾
84:1 When the sky has split [open]
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إِذَا When · ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky · ٱنشَقَّتْ is split asunder
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ﴿2﴾
84:2 And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
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وَأَذِنَتْ And has listened · لِرَبِّهَا to its Lord · وَحُقَّتْ and was obligated
وَإِذَا ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ ﴿3﴾
84:3 And when the earth has been extended
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth · مُدَّتْ is spread
وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ ﴿4﴾
84:4 And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
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وَأَلْقَتْ And has cast out · مَا what · فِيهَا (is) in it · وَتَخَلَّتْ and becomes empty
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ﴿5﴾
84:5 And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
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وَأَذِنَتْ And has listened · لِرَبِّهَا to its Lord · وَحُقَّتْ and was obligated
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدۡحࣰ ا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ ﴿6﴾
84:6 O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ mankind · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · كَادِحٌ (are) laboring · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّكَ your Lord · كَدْحًۭا (with) exertion · فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ and you (will) meet Him
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ﴿7﴾
84:7 Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
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فَأَمَّا Then as for · مَنْ (him) who · أُوتِىَ is given · كِتَـٰبَهُۥ his record · بِيَمِينِهِۦ in his right (hand)
فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابࣰ ا يَسِيرࣰ ا ﴿8﴾
84:8 He will be judged with an easy account
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فَسَوْفَ Then soon · يُحَاسَبُ his account will be taken · حِسَابًۭا an account · يَسِيرًۭا easy
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورࣰ ا ﴿9﴾
84:9 And return to his people in happiness.
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وَيَنقَلِبُ And he will return · إِلَىٰٓ to · أَهْلِهِۦ his people · مَسْرُورًۭا happily
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ ﴿10﴾
84:10 But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
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وَأَمَّا But as for · مَنْ (him) who · أُوتِىَ is given · كِتَـٰبَهُۥ his record · وَرَآءَ behind · ظَهْرِهِۦ his back
فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُواْ ثُبُورࣰ ا ﴿11﴾
84:11 He will cry out for destruction
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فَسَوْفَ Then soon · يَدْعُوا۟ he will call · ثُبُورًۭا (for) destruction
وَيَصۡلَىٰ سَعِيرًا ﴿12﴾
84:12 And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
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وَيَصْلَىٰ And he will burn · سَعِيرًا (in) a Blaze
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورًا ﴿13﴾
84:13 Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · كَانَ had been · فِىٓ among · أَهْلِهِۦ his people · مَسْرُورًا happy
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ ﴿14﴾
84:14 Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · ظَنَّ (had) thought · أَن that · لَّن never · يَحُورَ he would return
بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿15﴾
84:15 But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
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بَلَىٰٓ Yes · إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّهُۥ his Lord · كَانَ was · بِهِۦ of him · بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ﴿16﴾
84:16 So I swear by the twilight glow
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فَلَآ But nay · أُقْسِمُ I swear · بِٱلشَّفَقِ by the twilight glow
وَٱلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ﴿17﴾
84:17 And [by] the night and what it envelops
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وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night · وَمَا and what · وَسَقَ it envelops
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ﴿18﴾
84:18 And [by] the moon when it becomes full
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وَٱلْقَمَرِ And the moon · إِذَا when · ٱتَّسَقَ it becomes full
لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقࣲ ﴿19﴾
84:19 [That] you will surely experience state after state.
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لَتَرْكَبُنَّ You will surely embark · طَبَقًا (to) stage · عَن from · طَبَقٍۢ stage
فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿20﴾
84:20 So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
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فَمَا So what · لَهُمْ (is) for them · لَا not · يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ لَا يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩ ﴿21﴾
84:21 And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
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وَإِذَا And when · قُرِئَ is recited · عَلَيْهِمُ to them · ٱلْقُرْءَانُ the Quran · لَا not · يَسْجُدُونَ ۩ they prostrate
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿22﴾
84:22 But those who have disbelieved deny,
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بَلِ Nay · ٱلَّذِينَ Those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · يُكَذِّبُونَ deny
وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ ﴿23﴾
84:23 And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
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وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing · بِمَا of what · يُوعُونَ they keep within themselves
فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿24﴾
84:24 So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
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فَبَشِّرْهُم so give them tidings · بِعَذَابٍ of a punishment · أَلِيمٍ painful
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونِۭ ﴿25﴾
84:25 Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
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إِلَّا Except · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds · لَهُمْ For them · أَجْرٌ (is) a reward · غَيْرُ never · مَمْنُونٍۭ ending