1

إِذَا اَ۬لسَّمَآءُ اُ۪نشَقَّتۡ

When the sky splits apart

2

وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ

And heeds its Lord´s command, as it truly must

3

وَإِذَا اَ۬لۡأَرۡضُ مُدَّتۡ

When the earth distends

4

وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ

Casts off its contents, and becomes bare and blank

5

وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ

It will heed its Lord´s command, as it truly must

6

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا اَ۬لۡإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدۡحࣰ ا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ

Oh man! Indeed, you are steadily advancing towards your Lord. You shall meet Him

7

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

Then, the one who is given his record (of deeds) in his right (hand)

8

فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابࣰ ا يَسِيرࣰ ا

Will truly face a light (and lenient) reckoning

9

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورࣰ ا

And will happily return to his folks

10

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهۡرِهِۦ

But the one who is given his record of deed behind his back

11

فَسَوۡفَ يَدۡعُواْ ثُبُورࣰ ا

Will call for (his own) death

12

وَيَصۡلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

But will roast in the fiery blaze

13

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورًا

(In his life), he had been happy (and contented) among his kin

14

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

And (spuriously) assumed that he would never have to come back (to his Lord)

15

بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرࣰ ا

Why not? His Lord was (always) watching all his deeds

16

۞فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ

No! Really, I swear by the sunset glow

17

وَاَلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

And the night, and everything it enshrouds

18

وَاَلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا اَ۪تَّسَقَ

And the moon when it is full

19

لَتَرۡكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقࣲ‏

You would definitely move along, from one stage to another

20

فَمَا لَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

What is with them? Why don´t they believe

21

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيۡهِمِ اِ۬لۡقُرۡءَانُ لَا يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩

When the Qur´an is recited before them, why do they not fall prostrate

22

بَلِ اِ۬لَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُكَذِّبُونَ

Instead, the unbelievers refuse to accept

23

وَاَللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

Indeed, Allah (alone) knows what (kind of) deeds they collect

24

فَبَشِّرۡهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

So give them the news of a painful punishment

25

إِلَّا اَ۬لَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ اُ۬لصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونِۢ

(Which will strike all), except those who believe and perform righteous deeds. For them, there exists an unrestricted, ever-lasting reward