إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ١

When the heaven is split asunder

Itha assamao inshaqqat

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ٢

And attentive to her Lord in fear,

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ٣

And when the earth is spread out

Wa-itha al-ardu muddat

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ٤

And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty

Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ٥

And attentive to her Lord in fear!

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ٦

Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).

Ya ayyuha al-insanuinnaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhanfamulaqeeh

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ٧

Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

Faama man ootiya kitabahubiyameenih

فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا٨

He truly will receive an easy reckoning

Fasawfa yuhasabu hisabanyaseera

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا٩

And will return unto his folk in joy.

Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masroora

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ١٠

But whoso is given his account behind his back,

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraathahrih

فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا١١

He surely will invoke destruction

Fasawfa yadAAoo thuboora

وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا١٢

And be thrown to scorching fire.

Wayasla saAAeera

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا١٣

He verily lived joyous with his folk,

Innahu kana fee ahlihi masroora

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ١٤

He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).

Innahu thanna an lan yahoor

بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا١٥

Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!

Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseera

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ١٦

Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

Fala oqsimu bishshafaq

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ١٧

And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

Wallayli wama wasaq

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ١٨

And by the moon when she is at the full,

Walqamari itha ittasaq

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ١٩

That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaq

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ٢٠

What aileth them, then, that they believe not

Fama lahum la yu/minoon

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩٢١

And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?

Wa-itha quri-a AAalayhimu alqur-anula yasjudoon

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ٢٢

Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboon

وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ٢٣

And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

Wallahu aAAlamu bimayooAAoon

فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ٢٤

So give them tidings of a painful doom,

Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleem

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ٢٥

Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.

Illa allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum ajrun ghayrumamnoon