The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ When the heaven breaks apart. 1 and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should; 2 when the earth is stretched out 3 and casts out all that is within and voids itself, 4 And it listens to the command of its Lord – and that befits it. 5 O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it. 6 Then he who is given his Record in his right hand, 7 Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning, 8 and will return rejoicing to his family. 9 But as for he who is given his record behind his back, 10 He will cry out for destruction 11 and will enter the Blazing Fire. 12 Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness; 13 Surely he thought that he would never return. 14 Yea indeed! His Sustainer did see all that was in him! 15 I swear by the afterglow of sunset, 16 by the night and what it covers, 17 or by the moon when it is full, 18 [That] you will surely experience state after state. 19 Then what ails them, that they believe not, 20 And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate, ۩ 21 Indeed, those who are bent on denying the truth reject it -- 22 and God knows very well what they are secreting. 23 So give them news of painful punishment, 24 Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing. 25