The Cleaving

Al-Infitaar

سورة الإنفطار

19 ayat · Makkiyah

ayat 1

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

When the sky splits open

ayat 2

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

and when the stars fall away

ayat 3

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

and when the seas burst forth

ayat 4

وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

and when the graves spill out

ayat 5

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

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

ayat 6

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

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

ayat 7

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

Who created you, fashioned you, and perfected your design

ayat 8

فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

moulding you in whatever form He willed?

ayat 9

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

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

ayat 10

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

while you are certainly observed by vigilant

ayat 11

كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ

honourable angels, recording ˹everything˺.

ayat 12

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

They know whatever you do.

ayat 13

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Indeed, the virtuous will be in bliss

ayat 14

وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ

and the wicked will be in Hell

ayat 15

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

burning in it on Judgment Day

ayat 16

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

and they will have no escape from it.

ayat 17

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

What will make you realize what Judgment Day is?

ayat 18

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

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

ayat 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˺.