Surah 82 · 19 verses

Surah Al-Infitar for kids

Al-Infitar describes the sky splitting apart on the Last Day and asks a gentle question: what has turned you away from your Generous Lord, who created you and shaped you so well? It reminds us that noble angels record our deeds.

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The surah

The 19 verses of Al-Infitar

Surah
82
Verses
19
Revealed in
Makkah
Meaning
The Cleaving
  1. 1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

    idhā l-samāu infaṭarat

    When the sky breaks apart

    Word by word
    • إِذَاidhāWhen
    • ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
    • ٱنفَطَرَتْinfaṭarat(is) cleft asunder
  2. 2

    وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

    wa-idhā l-kawākibu intatharat

    And when the stars fall, scattering,

    Word by word
    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلْكَوَاكِبُl-kawākibuthe stars
    • ٱنتَثَرَتْintatharatscatter
  3. 3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

    wa-idhā l-biḥāru fujjirat

    And when the seas are erupted

    Word by word
    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلْبِحَارُl-biḥāruthe seas
    • فُجِّرَتْfujjiratare made to gush forth
  4. 4

    وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

    wa-idhā l-qubūru buʿ'thirat

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

    Word by word
    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلْقُبُورُl-qubūruthe graves
    • بُعْثِرَتْbuʿ'thiratare overturned
  5. 5

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

    ʿalimat nafsun mā qaddamat wa-akharat

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

    Word by word
    • عَلِمَتْʿalimatWill know
    • نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
    • مَّاmāwhat
    • قَدَّمَتْqaddamatit has sent forth
    • وَأَخَّرَتْwa-akharatand left behind
  6. 6

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

    yāayyuhā l-insānu mā gharraka birabbika l-karīmi

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

    Word by word
    • يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
    • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
    • مَاmāWhat
    • غَرَّكَgharrakahas deceived you
    • بِرَبِّكَbirabbikaconcerning your Lord
    • ٱلْكَرِيمِl-karīmithe Most Noble
  7. 7

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

    alladhī khalaqaka fasawwāka faʿadalaka

    Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

    Word by word
    • ٱلَّذِىalladhīWho
    • خَلَقَكَkhalaqakacreated you
    • فَسَوَّىٰكَfasawwākathen fashioned you
    • فَعَدَلَكَfaʿadalakathen balanced you
  8. 8

    فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

    fī ayyi ṣūratin mā shāa rakkabaka

    In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

    Word by word
    • فِىٓfīIn
    • أَىِّayyiwhatever
    • صُورَةٍۢṣūratinform
    • مَّاmāwhat
    • شَآءَshāaHe willed
    • رَكَّبَكَrakkabakaHe assembled you
  9. 9

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

    kallā bal tukadhibūna bil-dīni

    No! But you deny the Recompense.

    Word by word
    • كَلَّاkallāNay
    • بَلْbalBut
    • تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūnayou deny
    • بِٱلدِّينِbil-dīnithe Judgment
  10. 10

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

    wa-inna ʿalaykum laḥāfiẓīna

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

    Word by word
    • وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
    • عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
    • لَحَـٰفِظِينَlaḥāfiẓīna(are) surely guardians
  11. 11

    كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ

    kirāman kātibīna

    Noble and recording;

    Word by word
    • كِرَامًۭاkirāmanNoble
    • كَـٰتِبِينَkātibīnarecording
  12. 12

    يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    yaʿlamūna mā tafʿalūna

    They know whatever you do.

    Word by word
    • يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaThey know
    • مَاmāwhatever
    • تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do
  13. 13

    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

    inna l-abrāra lafī naʿīmin

    Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

    Word by word
    • إِنَّinnaIndeed
    • ٱلْأَبْرَارَl-abrārathe righteous
    • لَفِىlafī(will be) surely in
    • نَعِيمٍۢnaʿīminbliss
  14. 14

    وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ

    wa-inna l-fujāra lafī jaḥīmin

    And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

    Word by word
    • وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
    • ٱلْفُجَّارَl-fujārathe wicked
    • لَفِىlafī(will be) surely in
    • جَحِيمٍۢjaḥīminHellfire
  15. 15

    يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

    yaṣlawnahā yawma l-dīni

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

    Word by word
    • يَصْلَوْنَهَاyaṣlawnahāThey will burn (in) it
    • يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
    • ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
  16. 16

    وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

    wamā hum ʿanhā bighāibīna

    And never therefrom will they be absent.

    Word by word
    • وَمَاwamāAnd not
    • هُمْhumthey
    • عَنْهَاʿanhāfrom it
    • بِغَآئِبِينَbighāibīna(will be) absent
  17. 17

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    wamā adrāka mā yawmu l-dīni

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

    Word by word
    • وَمَآwamāAnd what
    • أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
    • مَاmāwhat
    • يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
    • ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
  18. 18

    ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

    thumma mā adrāka mā yawmu l-dīni

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

    Word by word
    • ثُمَّthummaThen
    • مَآmāwhat
    • أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
    • مَاmāwhat
    • يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
    • ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
  19. 19

    يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ

    yawma lā tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan wal-amru yawma-idhin 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.

    Word by word
    • يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
    • لَاlānot
    • تَمْلِكُtamlikuwill have power
    • نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
    • لِّنَفْسٍۢlinafsinfor a soul
    • شَيْـًۭٔا ۖshayananything
    • وَٱلْأَمْرُwal-amruand the Command
    • يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
    • لِّلَّهِlillahi(will be) with Allah

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.

What it teaches

What Al-Infitar teaches

Allah the Generous

Allah created us, proportioned us and shaped us in the form He willed (verses 6 to 8).

Noble recorders

Noble angels are with us, writing down what we do (verses 10 to 12).

Good deeds count

The righteous will be in joy (verse 13).

Tips for parents

Learning Al-Infitar with your child

A thank-you for our bodies

At verses 6–8, name together the things Allah gave us: eyes, hands, feet.

Two parts

Learn verses 1–12, then 13–19.

Explain the angels simply

Tell your child that angels write our good deeds, so every kind act counts.

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