Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق)
Chapter 84 · The Sundering · Juz 30
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
Walqamari izat tasaq
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Quran 84:18 — Surah Al-Inshiqaq
This is verse 18 of 25 in Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق), meaning “The Sundering”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Inshiqaq is the 84th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 25 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Walqamari izat tasaq
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
So I swear by the twilight glow
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍۢ
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,