84th surah of the Quran

Surah Al-Inshiqaq

The Splitting Open

Meccan 25 verses Juz 30
Al-Inshiqaq

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ ﴿١﴾

When the heaven is split asunder

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ ﴿٢﴾

And attentive to her Lord in fear,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ ﴿٣﴾

And when the earth is spread out

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ ﴿٤﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ ﴿٥﴾

And attentive to her Lord in fear!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًۭا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ ﴿٦﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ ﴿٧﴾

Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًۭا يَسِيرًۭا ﴿٨﴾

He truly will receive an easy reckoning

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًۭا ﴿٩﴾

And will return unto his folk in joy.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ ﴿١٠﴾

But whoso is given his account behind his back,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًۭا ﴿١١﴾

He surely will invoke destruction

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا ﴿١٢﴾

And be thrown to scorching fire.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا ﴿١٣﴾

He verily lived joyous with his folk,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ ﴿١٤﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا ﴿١٥﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ﴿١٦﴾

Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ﴿١٧﴾

And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ﴿١٨﴾

And by the moon when she is at the full,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍۢ ﴿١٩﴾

That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾

What aileth them, then, that they believe not

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

84:21 Prostration verse

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩ ﴿٢١﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾

Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿٢٤﴾

So give them tidings of a painful doom,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ ﴿٢٥﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

Al-Inshiqaq Verse 1 of 25

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق) is the 84th surah of the Quran. It has 25 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, الانشقاق, is commonly translated as “The Splitting Open”.

Questions about Surah Al-Inshiqaq

How many verses are in Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق) has 25 verses. It is the 84th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Mutaffifin and before Surah Al-Buruj, and it is found in Juz 30.

Is Surah Al-Inshiqaq Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 83 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Al-Inshiqaq mean?

الانشقاق is commonly translated as “The Splitting Open”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-Inshiqaq in?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq is in Juz' 30.

Does Surah Al-Inshiqaq have a verse of prostration?

Yes. Verse 21 is a verse of prostration (sajdah). The reader or listener makes a prostration of recitation (sujud at-tilawah) after it. The verse is marked on this page.

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