82nd surah of the Quran

Surah Al-Infitar

The Cleaving

Meccan 19 verses Juz 30
Al-Infitar

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ ﴿١﴾

When the heaven is cleft asunder,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾

When the planets are dispersed,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾

When the seas are poured forth,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ﴿٤﴾

And the sepulchres are overturned,

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عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ﴿٥﴾

A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ ﴿٦﴾

O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,

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ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ﴿٧﴾

Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee?

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فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ ﴿٨﴾

Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.

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كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿٩﴾

Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.

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وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ ﴿١٠﴾

Lo! there are above you guardians,

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كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ ﴿١١﴾

Generous and recording,

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يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿١٢﴾

Who know (all) that ye do.

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إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ ﴿١٣﴾

Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.

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وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ ﴿١٤﴾

And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;

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يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٥﴾

They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,

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وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

And will not be absent thence.

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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٧﴾

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!

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ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٨﴾

Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!

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يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ ﴿١٩﴾

A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

Al-Infitar Verse 1 of 19

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-Infitar

Surah Al-Infitar (الانفطار) is the 82nd surah of the Quran. It has 19 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, الانفطار, is commonly translated as “The Cleaving”.

Questions about Surah Al-Infitar

How many verses are in Surah Al-Infitar?

Surah Al-Infitar (الانفطار) has 19 verses. It is the 82nd surah of the Quran, after Surah At-Takwir and before Surah Al-Mutaffifin, and it is found in Juz 30.

Is Surah Al-Infitar Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 82 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Al-Infitar mean?

الانفطار is commonly translated as “The Cleaving”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-Infitar in?

Surah Al-Infitar is in Juz' 30.

Where can I listen to Surah Al-Infitar?

Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.

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