The Sundering, Splitting Open — Bijan Moeinian Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Bursting Asunder

إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ

The time will come…

Itha alssamao inshaqqat

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

… when the sky will submit to the will of its Creator and cracks down into pieces

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

The time will come that earth will be leveled

Wa-itha al-ardu muddat

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

On that day the earth…

Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

… will submit to the will of its Creator and explode into pieces into skies

Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat

يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ

Know that man one day will meet his Creator. Meanwhile, he has to struggle hard to earn his Lord’s pleasure

Ya ayyuha al-insanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ

The one who is given his record to his right hand…

Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi

فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا

… will be happy as he will have an easy meeting with his Lord

Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran

وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا

Such a man will return happy to his people

Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ

As for the one whose record…

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi

فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا

… will be hang behind his neck, he will be…

Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran

وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

…. terribly sorry as he will be throne into the Hellfire

Wayasla saAAeeran

إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا

Such a person was the most happy among his buddies (who were like him.

Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran

إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

It never came to such a person’s mind that one day he will meet his Creator and would be accountable for his actions

Innahu thanna an lan yahoora

بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا

Indeed his Lord was watching him

Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ

I (God) swear by the impressive red color of the dusk

Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi

وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

I (God) swear by the night which spreads over the earth

Waallayli wama wasaqa

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ

I (God) swear by the moon and its phases

Waalqamari itha ittasaqa

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

That man will move from stage to stage

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

How come man after all this does not believe his Creator’s word

Fama lahum la yu/minoona

وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ

How is it possible that man hears the word of God (as written in Qur’an) and does not prostrate out of respect

Wa-itha quri-a AAalayhimu alqur-anu la yasjudoona

بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ

The answer is: “These people have the audacity to knowingly reject the word of God (as penned down in Qur’an)”

Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona

وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

Indeed God is aware of the innermost thought of these kind of people

WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona

فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

O’ Mohammad, let people know that there is a terrible punishment awaiting them

Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ

Only those who believe and adopt a “God pleasing” style of life will receive a well deserved reward

Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

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