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Surah Al-Inshiqaq for Kids

سورة الإنشقاق

The Sundering · 25 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Al-Inshiqaq about?

The sky and earth listen and obey their Lord. We are all working our way toward meeting Allah, and the good person returns to their family full of joy. Surah Al-Inshiqaq is surah 84, a Makki surah of 25 ayat in Juz 30, and number 32 in the Noor Garden kids' path.

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Surah Al-Inshiqaq full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    When the sky has split [open]

  2. 2

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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

  3. 3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

    And when the earth has been extended

  4. 4

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

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

  5. 5

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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

  6. 6

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًۭا فَمُلَـٰقِيهِ

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

  7. 7

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ

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

  8. 8

    فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًۭا يَسِيرًۭا

    He will be judged with an easy account

  9. 9

    وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًۭا

    And return to his people in happiness.

  10. 10

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ

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

  11. 11

    فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًۭا

    He will cry out for destruction

  12. 12

    وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا

    And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

  13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا

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

  14. 14

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

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

  15. 15

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا

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

  16. 16

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

    So I swear by the twilight glow

  17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

    And [by] the night and what it envelops

  18. 18

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

    And [by] the moon when it becomes full

  19. 19

    لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍۢ

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

  20. 20

    فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

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

  21. 21

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩

    And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

  22. 22

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

  23. 23

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

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

  24. 24

    فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

  25. 25

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ

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

Surah Al-Inshiqaq word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
إِذَاidhāWhen
ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
ٱنشَقَّتْinshaqqatis split asunder
وَأَذِنَتْwa-adhinatAnd has listened
لِرَبِّهَاlirabbihāto its Lord
وَحُقَّتْwaḥuqqatand was obligated
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
مُدَّتْmuddatis spread
وَأَلْقَتْwa-alqatAnd has cast out
مَاmāwhat
فِيهَاfīhā(is) in it
وَتَخَلَّتْwatakhallatand becomes empty
وَأَذِنَتْwa-adhinatAnd has listened
لِرَبِّهَاlirabbihāto its Lord
وَحُقَّتْwaḥuqqatand was obligated
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānumankind
إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
كَادِحٌkādiḥun(are) laboring
إِلَىٰilāto
رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
كَدْحًۭاkadḥan(with) exertion
فَمُلَـٰقِيهِfamulāqīhiand you (will) meet Him
فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
مَنْman(him) who
أُوتِىَūtiyais given
كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
بِيَمِينِهِۦbiyamīnihiin his right (hand)
فَسَوْفَfasawfaThen soon
يُحَاسَبُyuḥāsabuhis account will be taken
حِسَابًۭاḥisābanan account
يَسِيرًۭاyasīraneasy
وَيَنقَلِبُwayanqalibuAnd he will return
إِلَىٰٓilāto
أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis people
مَسْرُورًۭاmasrūranhappily
وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
مَنْman(him) who
أُوتِىَūtiyais given
كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
وَرَآءَwarāabehind
ظَهْرِهِۦẓahrihihis back
فَسَوْفَfasawfaThen soon
يَدْعُوا۟yadʿūhe will call
ثُبُورًۭاthubūran(for) destruction
وَيَصْلَىٰwayaṣlāAnd he will burn
سَعِيرًاsaʿīran(in) a Blaze
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
كَانَkānahad been
فِىٓfīamong
أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis people
مَسْرُورًاmasrūranhappy
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
ظَنَّẓanna(had) thought
أَنanthat
لَّنlannever
يَحُورَyaḥūrahe would return
بَلَىٰٓbalāYes
إِنَّinnaIndeed
رَبَّهُۥrabbahuhis Lord
كَانَkānawas
بِهِۦbihiof him
بَصِيرًۭاbaṣīranAll-Seer
فَلَآfalāBut nay
أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
بِٱلشَّفَقِbil-shafaqiby the twilight glow
وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
وَمَاwamāand what
وَسَقَwasaqait envelops
وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariAnd the moon
إِذَاidhāwhen
ٱتَّسَقَittasaqait becomes full
لَتَرْكَبُنَّlatarkabunnaYou will surely embark
طَبَقًاṭabaqan(to) stage
عَنʿanfrom
طَبَقٍۢṭabaqinstage
فَمَاfamāSo what
لَهُمْlahum(is) for them
لَاlānot
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believe
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
قُرِئَquri-ais recited
عَلَيْهِمُʿalayhimuto them
ٱلْقُرْءَانُl-qur'ānuthe Quran
لَاlānot
يَسْجُدُونَ ۩yasjudūnathey prostrate
بَلِbaliNay
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
يُكَذِّبُونَyukadhibūnadeny
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
بِمَاbimāof what
يُوعُونَyūʿūnathey keep within themselves
فَبَشِّرْهُمfabashir'humso give them tidings
بِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābinof a punishment
أَلِيمٍalīminpainful
إِلَّاillāExcept
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
لَهُمْlahumFor them
أَجْرٌajrun(is) a reward
غَيْرُghayrunever
مَمْنُونٍۭmamnūninending

How to memorize Surah Al-Inshiqaq

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Al-Inshiqaq three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 25 ayat, split it into 5 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
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  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Al-Inshiqaq facts

Surah number
84
Ayat
25
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 589
Position in Noor Garden path
32 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Al-Inshiqaq for kids?

The sky and earth listen and obey their Lord. We are all working our way toward meeting Allah, and the good person returns to their family full of joy. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Al-Inshiqaq?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq has 25 ayat. With 25 ayat it is best learned in 5 parts of 5 ayat. Many children take several weeks, one part at a time with daily review. Steady practice matters more than speed.

Is Surah Al-Inshiqaq Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Inshiqaq is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 84 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.