The Splitting (Al-Inshiqaaq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ When the sky is torn apart, 1 and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should; 2 And when the earth is stretched forth, 3 And throws out whatever it contains and is empty, 4 And obeys its Lord and it must. 5 O man, indeed you have to surely run towards your Lord, and to meet him. 6 Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, 7 He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning, 8 And he will return to his family rejoicing. 9 But as for he who is given his record behind his back, 10 Soon will he cry for perdition, 11 but he will enter the blazing flame. 12 Once, he lived joyfully among his family 13 Never thinking he will return. 14 Why not? His Lord was always watching him. 15 So I swear by the afterglow of sunset; 16 by the night and all that it envelops; 17 and the moon when it grows full, 18 [That] you will surely experience state after state. 19 Then what ails them, that they believe not, 20 And that, when the Qur'an is read unto them, they prostrate not them-selves! ۩ 21 Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth. 22 And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves. 23 So announce to them a painful torment. 24 Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off. 25