Surah Al-Inshiqaq: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

Transliteration idhā l-samāu inshaqqat

English When the sky has split [open]

1. إِذَاidhāWhen
2. ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
3. ٱنشَقَّتْinshaqqatis split asunder

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

Transliteration wa-adhinat lirabbihā waḥuqqat

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

1. وَأَذِنَتْwa-adhinatAnd has listened
2. لِرَبِّهَاlirabbihāto its Lord
3. وَحُقَّتْwaḥuqqatand was obligated

وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-arḍu muddat

English And when the earth has been extended

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
3. مُدَّتْmuddatis spread

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

Transliteration wa-alqat mā fīhā watakhallat

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

1. وَأَلْقَتْwa-alqatAnd has cast out
2. مَاmāwhat
3. فِيهَاfīhā(is) in it
4. وَتَخَلَّتْwatakhallatand becomes empty

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

Transliteration wa-adhinat lirabbihā waḥuqqat

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

1. وَأَذِنَتْwa-adhinatAnd has listened
2. لِرَبِّهَاlirabbihāto its Lord
3. وَحُقَّتْwaḥuqqatand was obligated

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ

Transliteration yāayyuhā l-insānu innaka kādiḥun ilā rabbika kadḥan famulāqīhi

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

1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānumankind
3. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
4. كَادِحٌkādiḥun(are) laboring
5. إِلَىٰilāto
6. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
7. كَدْحًۭاkadḥan(with) exertion
8. فَمُلَـٰقِيهِfamulāqīhiand you (will) meet Him

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

Transliteration fa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu biyamīnihi

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

1. فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
2. مَنْman(him) who
3. أُوتِىَūtiyais given
4. كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
5. بِيَمِينِهِۦbiyamīnihiin his right (hand)

فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

Transliteration fasawfa yuḥāsabu ḥisāban yasīran

English He will be judged with an easy account

1. فَسَوْفَfasawfaThen soon
2. يُحَاسَبُyuḥāsabuhis account will be taken
3. حِسَابًۭاḥisābanan account
4. يَسِيرًۭاyasīraneasy

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

Transliteration wayanqalibu ilā ahlihi masrūran

English And return to his people in happiness.

1. وَيَنقَلِبُwayanqalibuAnd he will return
2. إِلَىٰٓilāto
3. أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis people
4. مَسْرُورًۭاmasrūranhappily

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

Transliteration wa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu warāa ẓahrihi

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

1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
2. مَنْman(him) who
3. أُوتِىَūtiyais given
4. كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
5. وَرَآءَwarāabehind
6. ظَهْرِهِۦẓahrihihis back

فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

Transliteration fasawfa yadʿū thubūran

English He will cry out for destruction

1. فَسَوْفَfasawfaThen soon
2. يَدْعُوا۟yadʿūhe will call
3. ثُبُورًۭاthubūran(for) destruction

وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

Transliteration wayaṣlā saʿīran

English And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

1. وَيَصْلَىٰwayaṣlāAnd he will burn
2. سَعِيرًاsaʿīran(in) a Blaze

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

Transliteration innahu kāna fī ahlihi masrūran

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

1. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
2. كَانَkānahad been
3. فِىٓfīamong
4. أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis people
5. مَسْرُورًاmasrūranhappy

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

Transliteration innahu ẓanna an lan yaḥūra

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

1. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
2. ظَنَّẓanna(had) thought
3. أَنanthat
4. لَّنlannever
5. يَحُورَyaḥūrahe would return

بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

Transliteration balā inna rabbahu kāna bihi baṣīran

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

1. بَلَىٰٓbalāYes
2. إِنَّinnaIndeed
3. رَبَّهُۥrabbahuhis Lord
4. كَانَkānawas
5. بِهِۦbihiof him
6. بَصِيرًۭاbaṣīranAll-Seer

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

Transliteration falā uq'simu bil-shafaqi

English So I swear by the twilight glow

1. فَلَآfalāBut nay
2. أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
3. بِٱلشَّفَقِbil-shafaqiby the twilight glow

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

Transliteration wa-al-layli wamā wasaqa

English And [by] the night and what it envelops

1. وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
2. وَمَاwamāand what
3. وَسَقَwasaqait envelops

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

Transliteration wal-qamari idhā ittasaqa

English And [by] the moon when it becomes full

1. وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariAnd the moon
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. ٱتَّسَقَittasaqait becomes full

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

Transliteration latarkabunna ṭabaqan ʿan ṭabaqin

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

1. لَتَرْكَبُنَّlatarkabunnaYou will surely embark
2. طَبَقًاṭabaqan(to) stage
3. عَنʿanfrom
4. طَبَقٍۢṭabaqinstage

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Transliteration famā lahum lā yu'minūna

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

1. فَمَاfamāSo what
2. لَهُمْlahum(is) for them
3. لَاlānot
4. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believe

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

Transliteration wa-idhā quri-a ʿalayhimu l-qur'ānu lā yasjudūna

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

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. قُرِئَquri-ais recited
3. عَلَيْهِمُʿalayhimuto them
4. ٱلْقُرْءَانُl-qur'ānuthe Quran
5. لَاlānot
6. يَسْجُدُونَ ۩yasjudūnathey prostrate

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

Transliteration bali alladhīna kafarū yukadhibūna

English But those who have disbelieved deny,

1. بَلِbaliNay
2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
3. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
4. يُكَذِّبُونَyukadhibūnadeny

وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

Transliteration wal-lahu aʿlamu bimā yūʿūna

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

1. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
2. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
3. بِمَاbimāof what
4. يُوعُونَyūʿūnathey keep within themselves

فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

Transliteration fabashir'hum biʿadhābin alīmin

English So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

1. فَبَشِّرْهُمfabashir'humso give them tidings
2. بِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābinof a punishment
3. أَلِيمٍalīminpainful

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

Transliteration illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti lahum ajrun ghayru mamnūnin

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

1. إِلَّاillāExcept
2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
4. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
5. ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
6. لَهُمْlahumFor them
7. أَجْرٌajrun(is) a reward
8. غَيْرُghayrunever
9. مَمْنُونٍۭmamnūninending