Surah 82. Al-Infitaar — The Cleaving Asunder
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The English text of surah 82 (Al-Infitaar, “The Cleaving Asunder”), 19 verses, from the public-domain translation The Holy Qur'an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1934), shown next to the Arabic original. Read this surah interactively.
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
When the Stars are scattered;
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
And when the Graves are turned upside down;-
وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?-
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
Nay! but ye do reject Right and Judgment!
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,-
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ
Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds):
كِرَامًا كَٰتِبِينَ
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ