The 19 verses of Al-Infitar
- Surah
- 82
- Verses
- 19
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- The Cleaving
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1
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
idhā l-samāu infaṭarat
When the sky breaks apart
Word by word
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
- ٱنفَطَرَتْinfaṭarat(is) cleft asunder
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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11
كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ
kirāman kātibīna
Noble and recording;
Word by word
- كِرَامًۭاkirāmanNoble
- كَـٰتِبِينَkātibīnarecording
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12
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
yaʿlamūna mā tafʿalūna
They know whatever you do.
Word by word
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaThey know
- مَاmāwhatever
- تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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).
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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