Surah Al-Inshiqaq for kids

Surah

84

Verses

25

Revealed in

Makkah

Meaning

The Splitting

1. 1

   إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

   idhā l-samāu inshaqqat

   When the sky has split [open]

   Word by word

   • إِذَاidhāWhen
   • ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
   • ٱنشَقَّتْinshaqqatis split asunder
2. 2

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   wa-adhinat lirabbihā waḥuqqat

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

   Word by word

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

   وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

   wa-idhā l-arḍu muddat

   And when the earth has been extended

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
   • مُدَّتْmuddatis spread
4. 4

   وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

   wa-alqat mā fīhā watakhallat

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

   Word by word

   • وَأَلْقَتْwa-alqatAnd has cast out
   • مَاmāwhat
   • فِيهَاfīhā(is) in it
   • وَتَخَلَّتْwatakhallatand becomes empty
5. 5

   وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

   wa-adhinat lirabbihā waḥuqqat

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

   Word by word

   • وَأَذِنَتْwa-adhinatAnd has listened
   • لِرَبِّهَاlirabbihāto its Lord
   • وَحُقَّتْwaḥuqqatand was obligated
6. 6

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ

   yāayyuhā l-insānu innaka kādiḥun ilā rabbika kadḥan famulāqīhi

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

   Word by word

   • يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
   • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānumankind
   • إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
   • كَادِحٌkādiḥun(are) laboring
   • إِلَىٰilāto
   • رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
   • كَدْحًۭاkadḥan(with) exertion
   • فَمُلَـٰقِيهِfamulāqīhiand you (will) meet Him
7. 7

   فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

   fa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu biyamīnihi

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

   Word by word

   • فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
   • مَنْman(him) who
   • أُوتِىَūtiyais given
   • كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
   • بِيَمِينِهِۦbiyamīnihiin his right (hand)
8. 8

   فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

   fasawfa yuḥāsabu ḥisāban yasīran

   He will be judged with an easy account

   Word by word

   • فَسَوْفَfasawfaThen soon
   • يُحَاسَبُyuḥāsabuhis account will be taken
   • حِسَابًۭاḥisābanan account
   • يَسِيرًۭاyasīraneasy
9. 9

   وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

   wayanqalibu ilā ahlihi masrūran

   And return to his people in happiness.

   Word by word

   • وَيَنقَلِبُwayanqalibuAnd he will return
   • إِلَىٰٓilāto
   • أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis people
   • مَسْرُورًۭاmasrūranhappily
10. 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

    wa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu warāa ẓahrihi

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

    Word by word

    • وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
    • مَنْman(him) who
    • أُوتِىَūtiyais given
    • كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
    • وَرَآءَwarāabehind
    • ظَهْرِهِۦẓahrihihis back
11. 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا

    fasawfa yadʿū thubūran

    He will cry out for destruction

    Word by word

    • فَسَوْفَfasawfaThen soon
    • يَدْعُوا۟yadʿūhe will call
    • ثُبُورًۭاthubūran(for) destruction
12. 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    wayaṣlā saʿīran

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

    Word by word

    • وَيَصْلَىٰwayaṣlāAnd he will burn
    • سَعِيرًاsaʿīran(in) a Blaze
13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

    innahu kāna fī ahlihi masrūran

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

    Word by word

    • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
    • كَانَkānahad been
    • فِىٓfīamong
    • أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis people
    • مَسْرُورًاmasrūranhappy
14. 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    innahu ẓanna an lan yaḥūra

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

    Word by word

    • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
    • ظَنَّẓanna(had) thought
    • أَنanthat
    • لَّنlannever
    • يَحُورَyaḥūrahe would return
15. 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

    balā inna rabbahu kāna bihi baṣīran

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

    Word by word

    • بَلَىٰٓbalāYes
    • إِنَّinnaIndeed
    • رَبَّهُۥrabbahuhis Lord
    • كَانَkānawas
    • بِهِۦbihiof him
    • بَصِيرًۭاbaṣīranAll-Seer
16. 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    falā uq'simu bil-shafaqi

    So I swear by the twilight glow

    Word by word

    • فَلَآfalāBut nay
    • أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
    • بِٱلشَّفَقِbil-shafaqiby the twilight glow
17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    wa-al-layli wamā wasaqa

    And [by] the night and what it envelops

    Word by word

    • وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
    • وَمَاwamāand what
    • وَسَقَwasaqait envelops
18. 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    wal-qamari idhā ittasaqa

    And [by] the moon when it becomes full

    Word by word

    • وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariAnd the moon
    • إِذَاidhāwhen
    • ٱتَّسَقَittasaqait becomes full
19. 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

    latarkabunna ṭabaqan ʿan ṭabaqin

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

    Word by word

    • لَتَرْكَبُنَّlatarkabunnaYou will surely embark
    • طَبَقًاṭabaqan(to) stage
    • عَنʿanfrom
    • طَبَقٍۢṭabaqinstage
20. 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    famā lahum lā yu'minūna

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

    Word by word

    • فَمَاfamāSo what
    • لَهُمْlahum(is) for them
    • لَاlānot
    • يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believe
21. 21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

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

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

    Word by word

    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • قُرِئَquri-ais recited
    • عَلَيْهِمُʿalayhimuto them
    • ٱلْقُرْءَانُl-qur'ānuthe Quran
    • لَاlānot
    • يَسْجُدُونَ ۩yasjudūnathey prostrate
22. 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    bali alladhīna kafarū yukadhibūna

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

    Word by word

    • بَلِbaliNay
    • ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
    • كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
    • يُكَذِّبُونَyukadhibūnadeny
23. 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    wal-lahu aʿlamu bimā yūʿūna

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

    Word by word

    • وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
    • أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
    • بِمَاbimāof what
    • يُوعُونَyūʿūnathey keep within themselves
24. 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    fabashir'hum biʿadhābin alīmin

    So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

    Word by word

    • فَبَشِّرْهُمfabashir'humso give them tidings
    • بِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābinof a punishment
    • أَلِيمٍalīminpainful
25. 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

    illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti lahum ajrun ghayru mamnūnin

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

    Word by word

    • إِلَّاillāExcept
    • ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
    • ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
    • وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
    • ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
    • لَهُمْlahumFor them
    • أَجْرٌajrun(is) a reward
    • غَيْرُghayrunever
    • مَمْنُونٍۭmamnūninending

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.