This page contains the Arabic text, audio recitation, and English translation of Surah Al-Infitar (The Cleaving).
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ
﴿١﴾
When the sky breaks apart(1)
Tafseer:
وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ
﴿٢﴾
And when the stars fall, scattering,(2)
Tafseer:
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ
﴿٣﴾
And when the seas are erupted(3)
Tafseer:
وَإِذَا ٱلۡقُبُورُ بُعۡثِرَتۡ
﴿٤﴾
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,(4)
Tafseer:
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسࣱ مَّا قَدَّمَتۡ وَأَخَّرَتۡ
﴿٥﴾
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.(5)
Tafseer:
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡكَرِیمِ
﴿٦﴾
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,(6)
Tafseer:
ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
﴿٧﴾
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?(7)
Tafseer:
فِیۤ أَیِّ صُورَةࣲ مَّا شَاۤءَ رَكَّبَكَ
﴿٨﴾
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.(8)
Tafseer:
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّینِ
﴿٩﴾
No! But you deny the Recompense.(9)
Tafseer:
وَإِنَّ عَلَیۡكُمۡ لَحَـٰفِظِینَ
﴿١٠﴾
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,(10)
Tafseer:
كِرَامࣰا كَـٰتِبِینَ
﴿١١﴾
Noble and recording;(11)
Tafseer:
یَعۡلَمُونَ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ
﴿١٢﴾
They know whatever you do.(12)
Tafseer:
إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِی نَعِیمࣲ
﴿١٣﴾
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,(13)
Tafseer:
وَإِنَّ ٱلۡفُجَّارَ لَفِی جَحِیمࣲ
﴿١٤﴾
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.(14)
Tafseer:
یَصۡلَوۡنَهَا یَوۡمَ ٱلدِّینِ
﴿١٥﴾
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,(15)
Tafseer:
وَمَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا بِغَاۤىِٕبِینَ
﴿١٦﴾
And never therefrom will they be absent.(16)
Tafseer:
وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا یَوۡمُ ٱلدِّینِ
﴿١٧﴾
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?(17)
Tafseer:
ثُمَّ مَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا یَوۡمُ ٱلدِّینِ
﴿١٨﴾
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?(18)
Tafseer:
یَوۡمَ لَا تَمۡلِكُ نَفۡسࣱ لِّنَفۡسࣲ شَیۡـࣰٔاۖ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لِّلَّهِ
﴿١٩﴾
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.(19)
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