Surah Al-Infitar (الإنفطار)

Surah Al-Infitar — “The Cleaving” — is the 82nd surah (chapter) of the Holy Qur'an. It has 19 verses (ayat), was revealed in Makkah, and is found in Juz 30 (pages 587–587 of the standard Madani mushaf).

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ ﴿1﴾

1. When the sky breaks apart

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ ﴿2﴾

2. And when the stars fall, scattering,

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ﴿3﴾

3. And when the seas are erupted

وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ﴿4﴾

4. And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ﴿5﴾

5. A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ ﴿6﴾

6. O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ﴿7﴾

7. Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ ﴿8﴾

8. In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿9﴾

9. No! But you deny the Recompense.

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ ﴿10﴾

10. And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ ﴿11﴾

11. Noble and recording;

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿12﴾

12. They know whatever you do.

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ ﴿13﴾

13. Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ ﴿14﴾

14. And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿15﴾

15. They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ ﴿16﴾

16. And never therefrom will they be absent.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿17﴾

17. And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿18﴾

18. Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ ﴿19﴾

19. It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). Translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

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