Islamic prayer
Surah Inshiqaq
Surah Inshiqaq from the Qur'an, in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.
- 25 verses
- About 1 minute to recite
- From the Qur'an
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْوَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْوَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْوَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْوَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْيَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِفَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦفَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًاوَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًاوَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦفَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًاوَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًاإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًاإِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَبَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًافَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِوَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَوَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَلَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍفَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَوَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَوَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَفَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍإِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- 1
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ
Idha as‑sama'u inshaqqat
When the heaven is split asunder
- 2
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
Wa adhinat lirabbiha wa huqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
- 3
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
Wa idha al‑ardu muddat
And when the earth is spread out
- 4
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
Wa alqat ma fiha wa takhallat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
- 5
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
Wa adhinat lirabbiha wa huqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
- 6
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ
Ya ayyuha al‑insanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqih
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
- 7
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
Fa amma man utiya kitabahu biyaminih
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
- 8
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yasira
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
- 9
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Wa yanqalibu ila ahlihi masrura
And will return unto his folk in joy.
- 10
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ
Wa amma man utiya kitabahu wara'a zahrih
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
- 11
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا
Fasawfa yad'u thubura
He surely will invoke destruction
- 12
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
Wa yasla sa'ira
And be thrown to scorching fire.
- 13
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Innahu kana fi ahlihi masrura
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
- 14
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
Innahu zanna an lan yahur
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
- 15
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi basira
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
- 16
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
Fala uqsimu bish‑shafaq
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
- 17
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
Wa al‑layli wa ma wasaq
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
- 18
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
Wa al‑qamari idha ittasaq
And by the moon when she is at the full,
- 19
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
Latarkabunna tabaqan 'an tabaq
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
- 20
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Fama lahum la yu'minun
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
- 21
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩
Wa idha quri'a 'alayhimu al‑qur'anu la yasjudun
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
- 22
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ
Bali alladhina kafaru yukadhdhibun
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
- 23
وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
Wa Allahu a'lamu bima yu'un
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
- 24
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Fabashshirhum bi'adhabin alim
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
- 25
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ
Illa alladhina amanu wa 'amilu as‑salihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnun
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
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Wanneer het wordt gereciteerd
Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah Inshiqaq during prayer or as part of their personal Qur'an reading. It can be recited at any time, especially when reflecting on resurrection and accountability before Allah. In the tradition, its verse of prostration is an occasion for a prostration of recitation, according to the rules followed.
Waar het vandaan komt
Surah Inshiqaq is from the Qur'an and is generally classified as a Meccan surah. In Islamic belief, it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Its name refers to the splitting apart of the sky described at its opening.

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How many verses are in Surah Inshiqaq?
Surah Inshiqaq has 25 verses.
What does Inshiqaq mean?
Inshiqaq means splitting apart or splitting open. The name refers to the sky splitting apart at the beginning of the surah.
What is Surah Inshiqaq about?
It describes the upheaval of creation and humanity's return to Allah. It contrasts the joyful and sorrowful outcomes of receiving one's record of deeds.
How long does it take to recite?
It takes about 1 minute to recite, though the time varies with the reader's pace and pauses.
Does Surah Inshiqaq include a prostration of recitation?
Yes, it contains a verse associated with a prostration of recitation. Sunni legal schools differ on its ruling and details of practice.


















