The Cleaving

Al-Infitaar

سورة الإنفطار

19 versets · Mecquoise

verset 1

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

When the sky splits open

verset 2

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

and when the stars fall away

verset 3

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

and when the seas burst forth

verset 4

وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

and when the graves spill out

verset 5

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

˹then˺ each soul will know what it has sent forth or left behind.

verset 6

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

O humanity! What has emboldened you against your Lord, the Most Generous

verset 7

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

Who created you, fashioned you, and perfected your design

verset 8

فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

moulding you in whatever form He willed?

verset 9

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

But no! In fact, you deny the ˹final˺ Judgment

verset 10

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

while you are certainly observed by vigilant

verset 11

كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ

honourable angels, recording ˹everything˺.

verset 12

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

They know whatever you do.

verset 13

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Indeed, the virtuous will be in bliss

verset 14

وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ

and the wicked will be in Hell

verset 15

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

burning in it on Judgment Day

verset 16

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

and they will have no escape from it.

verset 17

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

What will make you realize what Judgment Day is?

verset 18

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Again, what will make you realize what Judgment Day is?

verset 19

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ

˹It is˺ the Day no soul will be of ˹any˺ benefit to another whatsoever, for all authority on that Day belongs to Allah ˹entirely˺.