إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتۡ

When the sky has split [open]

وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ

And has listened [i.e., responded][1] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

وَإِذَا ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ

And when the earth has been extended[1]

وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ

And has cast out that within it[1] and relinquished [it].

وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ

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

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدۡحٗا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion[1] and will meet it.[2]

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

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

فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابٗا يَسِيرٗا

He will be judged with an easy account

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورٗا

And return to his people in happiness.

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ

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

فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُواْ ثُبُورٗا

He will cry out for destruction

وَيَصۡلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورًا

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

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

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

بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرٗا

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

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

So I swear by the twilight glow

وَٱلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٖ

[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.[1]

فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

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

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ لَا يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩

And when the QurÕŒn is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to AllŒh]?

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُكَذِّبُونَ

But those who have disbelieved deny,

وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

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

فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونِۭ

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