Chapter 82
Surah Al-Infitaar
The Cleaving
سُورَةُ الانفِطَارِ
19 verses · Revealed in Mecca · Begins in Juz 30
Surah Al-Infitaar (The Cleaving) is the 82nd chapter of the Holy Quran, with 19 verses. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation. You can also listen to it in immersive 8D audio or open it in the interactive reader.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
- 82:1
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
Izas samaaa'un fatarat
When the sky breaks apart
- 82:2
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
Wa izal kawaakibun tasarat
And when the stars fall, scattering,
- 82:3
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
Wa izal bihaaru fujjirat
And when the seas are erupted
- 82:4
وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
Wa izal qubooru bu'sirat
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
- 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.
- 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,
- 82:7
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
Allazee khalaqaka fasaw waaka fa'adalak
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
- 82:8
فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
Feee ayye sooratim maa shaaa'a rakkabak
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
- 82:9
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
Kalla bal tukazziboona bid deen
No! But you deny the Recompense.
- 82:10
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ
Wa inna 'alaikum lahaa fizeen
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
- 82:11
كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ
Kiraaman kaatibeen
Noble and recording;
- 82:12
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
Ya'lamoona ma taf'aloon
They know whatever you do.
- 82:13
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ
Innal abraara lafee na'eem
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
- 82:14
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ
Wa innal fujjaara lafee jaheem
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
- 82:15
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
Yaslawnahaa Yawmad Deen
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
- 82:16
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
Wa maa hum 'anhaa bighaaa 'ibeen
And never therefrom will they be absent.
- 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?
- 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?
- 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-Infitaar
- How many verses does Surah Al-Infitaar have?
- Surah Al-Infitaar has 19 verses (ayat). It is chapter 82 of the Holy Quran and begins in Juz 30.
- Is Surah Al-Infitaar Meccan or Medinan?
- Surah Al-Infitaar is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca.
- What does "Al-Infitaar" mean in English?
- Al-Infitaar means "The Cleaving" in English.
- What is Surah Al-Infitaar about?
- Al-Infitar is a short, piercing Meccan surah. It describes the sky splitting apart on the Last Day, then turns to a direct question: O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous?