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Surah 82 · Makkah · 19 verses · 80 words
Surah Al-Infitar word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Surah Al-Infitar, “The Cleaving”, is surah 82 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 19 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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سُورَةُ الإنفطار
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انفَطَرَتْ ١ ▶
إِذَا idhā When السَّمَاءُ l-samāu the sky انفَطَرَتْ infaṭarat (is) cleft asunder
1. When the sky breaks apart
Roots in this verse: س م و ف ط ر
وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ ٢ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when الْكَوَاكِبُ l-kawākibu the stars انتَثَرَتْ intatharat scatter
2. And when the stars fall, scattering,
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ٣ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when الْبِحَارُ l-biḥāru the seas فُجِّرَتْ fujjirat are made to gush forth
3. And when the seas are erupted
Roots in this verse: ب ح ر ف ج ر
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ٤ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when الْقُبُورُ l-qubūru the graves بُعْثِرَتْ buʿ'thirat are overturned
4. And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ٥ ▶
عَلِمَتْ ʿalimat Will know نَفْسٌ nafsun a soul مَّا mā what قَدَّمَتْ qaddamat it has sent forth وَأَخَّرَتْ wa-akharat and left behind
5. A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ن ف س ق د م أ خ ر
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ٦ ▶
يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu man مَا mā What غَرَّكَ gharraka has deceived you بِرَبِّكَ birabbika concerning your Lord الْكَرِيمِ l-karīmi the Most Noble
6. O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي أ ن س غ ر ر ر ب ب ك ر م
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ٧ ▶
الَّذِي alladhī Who خَلَقَكَ khalaqaka created you فَسَوَّاكَ fasawwāka then fashioned you فَعَدَلَكَ faʿadalaka then balanced you
7. Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق س و ي ع د ل
فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ ٨ ▶
فِي fī In أَيِّ ayyi whatever صُورَةٍ ṣūratin form مَّا mā what شَاءَ shāa He willed رَكَّبَكَ rakkabaka He assembled you
8. In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ص و ر ش ي أ ر ك ب
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ ٩ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay بَلْ bal But تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibūna you deny بِالدِّينِ bil-dīni the Judgment
9. No! But you deny the Recompense.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب د ي ن
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ ١٠ ▶
وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum over you لَحَافِظِينَ laḥāfiẓīna (are) surely guardians
10. And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Roots in this verse: ح ف ظ
كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ ١١ ▶
كِرَامًا kirāman Noble كَاتِبِينَ kātibīna recording
11. Noble and recording;
Roots in this verse: ك ر م ك ت ب
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ١٢ ▶
يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna They know مَا mā whatever تَفْعَلُونَ tafʿalūna you do
12. They know whatever you do.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ف ع ل
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ ١٣ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْأَبْرَارَ l-abrāra the righteous لَفِي lafī (will be) surely in نَعِيمٍ naʿīmin bliss
13. Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Roots in this verse: ب ر ر ن ع م
وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ ١٤ ▶
وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed الْفُجَّارَ l-fujāra the wicked لَفِي lafī (will be) surely in جَحِيمٍ jaḥīmin Hellfire
14. And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
Roots in this verse: ف ج ر ج ح م
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ ١٥ ▶
يَصْلَوْنَهَا yaṣlawnahā They will burn (in) it يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment
15. They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ي و م د ي ن
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ ١٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not هُمْ hum they عَنْهَا ʿanhā from it بِغَائِبِينَ bighāibīna (will be) absent
16. And never therefrom will they be absent.
Roots in this verse: غ ي ب
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ١٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka can make you know مَا mā what يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment
17. And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ي و م د ي ن
ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ١٨ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then مَا mā what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka can make you know مَا mā what يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment
18. Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ي و م د ي ن
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ ١٩ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day لَا lā not تَمْلِكُ tamliku will have power نَفْسٌ nafsun a soul لِّنَفْسٍ linafsin for a soul شَيْئًا shayan anything وَالْأَمْرُ wal-amru and the Command يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلَّهِ lillahi (will be) with Allah
19. 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.
Roots in this verse: ي و م م ل ك ن ف س ش ي أ أ م ر أ ل ه
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