Holy Quran Verses

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations

Surah 'Inshiqaaq: The Sundering

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

084.001
Yusufali:	When the sky is rent asunder,
Pickthall:	When the heaven is split asunder
084.002
Yusufali:	And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);-
Pickthall:	And attentive to her Lord in fear,
084.003
Yusufali:	And when the earth is flattened out,
Pickthall:	And when the earth is spread out
084.004
Yusufali:	And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Pickthall:	And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
084.005
Yusufali:	And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).
Pickthall:	And attentive to her Lord in fear!
084.006
Yusufali:	O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
Pickthall:	Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
084.007
Yusufali:	Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Pickthall:	Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
084.008
Yusufali:	Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Pickthall:	He truly will receive an easy reckoning
084.009
Yusufali:	And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Pickthall:	And will return unto his folk in joy.
084.010
Yusufali:	But he who is given his Record behind his back,-
Pickthall:	But whoso is given his account behind his back,
084.011
Yusufali:	Soon will he cry for perdition,
Pickthall:	He surely will invoke destruction
084.012
Yusufali:	And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Pickthall:	And be thrown to scorching fire.
084.013
Yusufali:	Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Pickthall:	He verily lived joyous with his folk,
084.014
Yusufali:	Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Pickthall:	He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
084.015
Yusufali:	Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Pickthall:	Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
084.016
Yusufali:	So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Pickthall:	Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
084.017
Yusufali:	The Night and its Homing;
Pickthall:	And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
084.018
Yusufali:	And the Moon in her fullness:
Pickthall:	And by the moon when she is at the full,
084.019
Yusufali:	Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Pickthall:	That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
084.020
Yusufali:	What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-
Pickthall:	What aileth them, then, that they believe not
084.021
Yusufali:	And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Pickthall:	And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
084.022
Yusufali:	But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Pickthall:	Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
084.023
Yusufali:	But God has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Pickthall:	And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
084.024
Yusufali:	So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Pickthall:	So give them tidings of a painful doom,
084.025
Yusufali:	Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Pickthall:	Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.

Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.

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