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Surah Al-Infitar (undefined)

سُورَةُ الانفِطَارِ

Surah 82 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 19 verses

Also spelled: Infitar, Al Infitar, AlInfitar, The Cleaving

Surah Al-Infitar (undefined) is the 82th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 19 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 82:1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

    Izas samaaa'un fatarat

    When the sky breaks apart

  2. 82:2

    وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

    Wa izal kawaakibun tasarat

    And when the stars fall, scattering,

  3. 82:3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

    Wa izal bihaaru fujjirat

    And when the seas are erupted

  4. 82:4

    وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

    Wa izal qubooru bu'sirat

    And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,

  5. 82:5

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

    'Alimat nafsum maa qaddamat wa akhkharat

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

  6. 82:6

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

    Yaaa ayyuhal insaaanu maa gharraka bi Rabbikal kareem

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

  7. 82:7

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

    Allazee khalaqaka fasaw waaka fa'adalak

    Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

  8. 82:8

    فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

    Feee ayye sooratim maa shaaa'a rakkabak

    In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

  9. 82:9

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

    Kalla bal tukazziboona bid deen

    No! But you deny the Recompense.

  10. 82:10

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ

    Wa inna 'alaikum lahaa fizeen

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

  11. 82:11

    كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ

    Kiraaman kaatibeen

    Noble and recording;

  12. 82:12

    يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    Ya'lamoona ma taf'aloon

    They know whatever you do.

  13. 82:13

    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ

    Innal abraara lafee na'eem

    Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

  14. 82:14

    وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ

    Wa innal fujjaara lafee jaheem

    And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

  15. 82:15

    يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

    Yaslawnahaa Yawmad Deen

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

  16. 82:16

    وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

    Wa maa hum 'anhaa bighaaa 'ibeen

    And never therefrom will they be absent.

  17. 82:17

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    Wa maaa adraaka maa Yawmud Deen

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

  18. 82:18

    ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    Summa maaa adraaka maa Yawmud Deen

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

  19. 82:19

    يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ

    Yawma laa tamliku nafsul linafsin shai'anw walamru yawma'izil lillaah

    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.

About Surah Al-Infitar

Al-Infitar, the Cleaving, describes the sky splitting open and the scattering of all things on the Last Day. It asks the human being what has deceived them about their generous Lord, reminds them of the angels recording their deeds, and contrasts the joy of the righteous with the regret of the wicked.

Themes: The Last Day, What deceives the human, The recording angels, Reward and regret

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.