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Al-Inshiqaaq 84:1 – 84:5

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Talal Itani · published 2012

Surah 84

Al-Inshiqaaqالإنشقاق

The Splitting Open · 25 verses · Meccan

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Twenty-five verses on the sky splitting and the earth flattened and emptying itself of what is in it, both described as listening to their Lord and doing what is right for them to do. Then man, addressed directly as labouring toward his Lord and about to meet Him.

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84:1

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

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Easy-read (simplified)idhaa s-samaa'u nshaqqat

DIN 31635ʾiḏā s-samāʾu nšaqqat

When the sky is ruptured.

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When the heaven is split asunder

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When the heaven is rent asunder

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

WHEN the Heaven shall have SPLIT ASUNDER

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When the heaven shall be rent in sunder

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

in a signed study →

84:2

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'adhinat lirabbihaa wahuqqat

DIN 31635waʾaḏinat lirabbihā waḥuqqat

The translators word this verse differently

And hearkens to its Lord, as it must.

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And attentive to her Lord in fear

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and gives ear unto its Lord, and is dutiful

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And duteously obeyed its Lord

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and shall obey its Lord, and shall be capable thereof

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

in a signed study →

84:3

وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa l-'ardu muddat

DIN 31635waʾiḏā l-ʾarḍu muddat

And when the earth is leveled out.

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And when the earth is spread out

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And when the earth is stretched out

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And when Earth shall have been stretched out as a plain

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and when the earth shall be stretched out

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

in a signed study →

84:4

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'alqat maa feehaa watakhallat

DIN 31635waʾalqat mā fīhā wataḫallat

The translators word this verse differently

And casts out what is in it, and becomes empty.

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And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and casts forth what is in it, and is empty

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And shall have cast forth what was in her and become empty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and shall cast forth that which is therein, and shall remain empty

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

in a signed study →

84:5

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'adhinat lirabbihaa wahuqqat

DIN 31635waʾaḏinat lirabbihā waḥuqqat

The translators word this verse differently

And hearkens to its Lord, as it must.

Compare translations (4)

And attentive to her Lord in fear

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and gives ear unto its Lord, and is dutiful

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And duteously obeyed its Lord

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and shall obey its Lord, and shall be capable thereof

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

in a signed study →

Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com