| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah The Sundering, Splitting Open(al-Inshiqaq)
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| 84:1 | | WHEN THE SKY is split asunder |
| 84:1 | | WHEN THE SKY is split asunder |
| 84:2 | | obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must |
| 84:2 | | obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must |
| 84:3 | | and when the earth is leveled |
| 84:3 | | and when the earth is leveled |
| 84:4 | | and casts forth whatever is in it, and becomes utterly void |
| 84:4 | | and casts forth whatever is in it, and becomes utterly void |
| 84:5 | | obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must - |
| 84:5 | | obeying its Sustainer, as in truth it must - |
| 84:6 | | [then,] O man - thou [that] hast, verily, been toiling towards thy Sustainer in painful toil - then shalt thou meet Him |
| 84:6 | | [then,] O man - thou [that] hast, verily, been toiling towards thy Sustainer in painful toil - then shalt thou meet Him |
| 84:7 | | And as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand |
| 84:7 | | And as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand |
| 84:8 | | he will in time be called to account with an easy accounting |
| 84:8 | | he will in time be called to account with an easy accounting |
| 84:9 | | and will [be able to] turn joyfully to those of his own kind |
| 84:9 | | and will [be able to] turn joyfully to those of his own kind |
| 84:10 | | But as for him whose record shall be given to him behind his back |
| 84:10 | | But as for him whose record shall be given to him behind his back |
| 84:11 | | he will in time pray for utter destruction |
| 84:11 | | he will in time pray for utter destruction |
| 84:12 | | but he will enter the blazing flame |
| 84:12 | | but he will enter the blazing flame |
| 84:13 | | Behold, [in his earthly life] he lived joyfully among people of his own kin |
| 84:13 | | Behold, [in his earthly life] he lived joyfully among people of his own kin |
| 84:14 | | for, behold, he never thought that he would have to return [to God] |
| 84:14 | | for, behold, he never thought that he would have to return [to God] |
| 84:15 | | Yea indeed! His Sustainer did see all that was in him |
| 84:15 | | Yea indeed! His Sustainer did see all that was in him |
| 84:16 | | BUT NAY! I call to witness the sunset's [fleeting] afterglow |
| 84:16 | | BUT NAY! I call to witness the sunset's [fleeting] afterglow |
| 84:17 | | and the night, and what it [step by step] unfolds |
| 84:17 | | and the night, and what it [step by step] unfolds |
| 84:18 | | and the moon, as it grows to its fullness |
| 84:18 | | and the moon, as it grows to its fullness |
| 84:19 | | [even thus, O men,] are you bound to move; onward from stage to stage |
| 84:19 | | [even thus, O men,] are you bound to move; onward from stage to stage |
| 84:20 | | What, then, is amiss with them that they will not believe [in a life to come] |
| 84:20 | | What, then, is amiss with them that they will not believe [in a life to come] |
| 84:21 | | and [that], when the Qur’an is read unto them, they do not fall down in prostration |
| 84:21 | | and [that], when the Qur’an is read unto them, they do not fall down in prostration |
| 84:22 | | Nay, but they who are bent on denying the truth give the lie [to this divine writ] |
| 84:22 | | Nay, but they who are bent on denying the truth give the lie [to this divine writ] |
| 84:23 | | Yet God has full knowledge of what they conceal [in their hearts] |
| 84:23 | | Yet God has full knowledge of what they conceal [in their hearts] |
| 84:24 | | Hence, give them the tiding of grievous suffering [in the life to come] &ndash |
| 84:24 | | Hence, give them the tiding of grievous suffering [in the life to come] &ndash |
| 84:25 | | unless it be such [of them] as [repent, and] attain to faith, and do good works: for theirs shall be a reward unending! |
| 84:25 | | unless it be such [of them] as [repent, and] attain to faith, and do good works: for theirs shall be a reward unending! |
