Chapter 82 of the Quran

Surah Al-Infitar (The Cleaving)

الإنفطار

Surah Al-Infitar is the 82nd chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 19 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

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  1. Ayah 1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

    When the sky breaks apart

  2. Ayah 2

    وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

    And when the stars fall, scattering,

  3. Ayah 3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

    And when the seas are erupted

  4. Ayah 4

    وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

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

  5. Ayah 5

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

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

  6. Ayah 6

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

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

  7. Ayah 7

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

    Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

  8. Ayah 8

    فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

    In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

  9. Ayah 9

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

    No! But you deny the Recompense.

  10. Ayah 10

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

  11. Ayah 11

    كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ

    Noble and recording;

  12. Ayah 12

    يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    They know whatever you do.

  13. Ayah 13

    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

    Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

  14. Ayah 14

    وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ

    And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

  15. Ayah 15

    يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

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

  16. Ayah 16

    وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

    And never therefrom will they be absent.

  17. Ayah 17

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

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

  18. Ayah 18

    ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

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

  19. Ayah 19

    يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ

    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.