Surah Al-Infitar الإنفطار

Translation: English Translation - Noor International Center

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ ١

Idhas-samā'unfatarat

When the sky breaks apart

وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ ٢

Wa idhal-kawākibuntatharat

And when the stars fall, scattering,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ ٣

Wa idhal-bihāru fujjirat

And when the seas are erupted

وَإِذَا ٱلۡقُبُورُ بُعۡثِرَتۡ ٤

Wa idhal-qubūru bu'thirat

And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],

عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّا قَدَّمَتۡ وَأَخَّرَتۡ ٥

'Alimat nafsum mā qaddamat wa akkharat

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

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ ٦

Yā'ayyuhal-insānu mā gharraka birabbikal-karīm

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

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ٧

Alladhī khalaqaka fasawwāka fa'adalak

Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

فِيٓ أَيِّ صُورَةٖ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ ٨

Fī ayyi sūratim mā shā'a rakkabak

In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

كَلَّا بَلۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ ٩

Kallā bal tukaddhibūna bid-dīn

No! But you deny the Recompense.

وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَحَٰفِظِينَ ١٠

Wa inna 'alaykum lahāfizīn

And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,1876

كِرَامٗا كَٰتِبِينَ ١١

Kirāman kātibīn

Noble and recording;

يَعۡلَمُونَ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ١٢

Ya'lamūna mā taf'alūn

They know whatever you do.

إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٖ ١٣

Innal-abrāra lafī na'īm

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

وَإِنَّ ٱلۡفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٖ ١٤

Wa innal-fujjāra lafī jahīm

And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

يَصۡلَوۡنَهَا يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ ١٥

Yaslawnahā yawmad-dīn

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

وَمَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ ١٦

Wamā hum 'anhā bighā'ibīn

And never therefrom will they be absent.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ١٧

Wamā adrāka mā yawmud-dīn

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

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ١٨

Thumma mā adrāka mā yawmud-dīn

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

يَوۡمَ لَا تَمۡلِكُ نَفۡسٞ لِّنَفۡسٖ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلَّهِ ١٩

Yawma lā tamliku nafsul linafsin shay'an wal-amru yawma'idhi lillāh

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 Allāh.

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Questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Infitar?

Surah Al-Infitar has 19 ayahs. It is surah number 82 of the Quran.

Is Surah Al-Infitar Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Infitar is a Meccan surah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Infitar in?

Surah Al-Infitar is in juz 30.

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