سورة الانفطار
Surah Al-Infitar
The Cleaving
Surah Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) is the 82nd surah of the Quran. It has 19 verses and is a Meccan surah. Below is the complete Arabic text with an English translation and transliteration, verse by verse.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ﴿١﴾
Itha alssamao infatarat
When the sky breaks apart
وَ إِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ﴿٢﴾
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
And when the stars fall, scattering,
وَ إِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ﴿٣﴾
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
And when the seas are erupted
وَ إِذَا ٱلۡقُبُورُ بُعۡثِرَتۡ﴿٤﴾
Waitha alqubooru buʿthirat
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسࣱ مَّا قَدَّمَتۡ وَ أَخَّرَتۡ﴿٥﴾
ʿalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ﴿٦﴾
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ﴿٧﴾
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faʿadalaka
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
فِيٓ أَيِّ صُورَةࣲ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ﴿٨﴾
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ﴿٩﴾
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
No! But you deny the Recompense.
وَ إِنَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَحَٰفِظِينَ﴿١٠﴾
Wainna ʿalaykum lahafitheena
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
كِرَامࣰا كَٰتِبِينَ﴿١١﴾
Kiraman katibeena
Noble and recording;
يَعۡلَمُونَ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ﴿١٢﴾
Yaʿlamoona ma tafʿaloona
They know whatever you do.
إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمࣲ﴿١٣﴾
Inna alabrara lafee naʿeemin
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
وَ إِنَّ ٱلۡفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمࣲ﴿١٤﴾
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
يَصۡلَوۡنَهَا يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ﴿١٥﴾
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
وَ مَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ﴿١٦﴾
Wama hum ʿanha bighaibeena
And never therefrom will they be absent.
وَ مَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ﴿١٧﴾
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ﴿١٨﴾
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
يَوۡمَ لَا تَمۡلِكُ نَفۡسࣱ لِّنَفۡسࣲ شَيۡـࣰٔا ۖ وَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلَّهِ﴿١٩﴾
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
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.
Translation: Saheeh International · Transliteration
About this surah
Name
It is derived from the word infatarat in the first verse. Infitar is an infinitive which means to cleave or split asunder, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the splitting asunder of the sky has been mentioned.
Period of Revelation
This Surah and the Surah At-Takwir closely resemble each other in their subject matter. This shows that both were sent down in about the same period.
Theme and Subject Matter
Its theme is the Hereafter. According to a tradition related in Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn al-Mundhir, Tabarani, Hakim and Ibn Marduyah, on the authority of Hadrat Abdullah bin Umar, the Holy Messenger (upon whom be peace) said: "The one who wants that he should see the Resurrection Day as one would see it with one's eyes, should read Surah At-Takwir, Surah Al-Infitar and Surah Al-Inshiqaq."
In this Surah first the Resurrection Day has been described and it is said that when it occurs, every person will see whatever he has done in the world. After this, man has been asked to ponder the question: "O man, what has deluded you into thinking that the God, Who brought you into being and by Whose favor and bounty you possess the finest body, limbs and features among all creatures, is only bountiful and not just? His being bountiful and generous does not mean that you should become fearless of His justice."Then, man has been warned, so as to say: "Do not remain involved in any misunderstanding. Your complete record is being prepared. There are trustworthy writers who are writing down whatever you do." In conclusion, it has been forcefully stated that the Day of Resurrection will surely take place when the righteous shall enjoy every kind of bliss in Paradise and the wicked shall be punished in Hell. On that day no one shall avail anyone anything. All powers of judgment shall be with Allah.
Source: Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Quran