The Cleaving, The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart — Shabbir Ahmed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Cleaving

إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انفَطَرَتْ

When the sky is shattered. (The conquest of the high Space will begin)

Itha alssamao infatarat

وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ

And when the planets are dispersed. (Some of them are counted and named)

Wa-itha alkawakibu intatharat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

And when the oceans will overflow with traffic

Wa-itha albiharu fujjirat

وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

And when the hidden things in the earth are overturned. (The earth will be excavated for Archaeology (100:9))

Wa-itha alqubooru buAAthirat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

A 'Self' will know what it has done and what it has left undone. (Psychology will make strides)

AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat

يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ

O Man! What has lured you away from your Sustainer, the Bountiful

Ya ayyuha al-insanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi

الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

Who created you, then fashioned you, then proportioned you? (95:4)

Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka

فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ

Having shaped you and put you together well in accordance with His Laws. (59:24)

Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ

Nay, but you deny the Judgment and the Divine System of life. ('Deen' = Divine System = Final Judgment = Way of life = Erroneously, but frequently translated as religion)

Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ

Behold, there are above you guardians ever-vigilant

Wa-inna AAalaykum lahafitheena

كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ

Noble, recording

Kiraman katibeena

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

They know whatever you do. (Verses 10, 11, 12, refer to the Divine Law of Requital)

YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ

Behold, the virtuous who create room for others in the society, will be in Bliss

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeemin

وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ

And behold, those who split humanity will face an Insurmountable Barrier

Wa-inna alfujjara lafee jaheemin

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ

They will be visibly exposed to it on the Day of Judgment

Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ

And will not be able to abscond from it (79:36)

Wama hum AAanha bigha-ibeena

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

And what will enlighten you about the Day of Judgment

Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni

ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

Again, what will enlighten you about the Day of Judgment

Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ

That is the Day when no person will have the power to help another. For, on that Day (it will become obvious) that all Command belongs to Allah alone

Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shay-an waal-amru yawma-ithin lillahi

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