AL INFITAR (THE SPLITTING)

(Revealed at Mecca - contains 19 verses - 1 section)

Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

AYAT	TRANSLATION
1	إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انفَطَرَتْ
	When the heaven splits open.
2	وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ
	And when the stars fall down.
3	وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
	And when the oceans are swept away.
4	وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
	And when the graves are overturned.
5	عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
	Every soul will come to know what it has sent ahead and what it left behind.
6	يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
	O man! What has deceived you away from your Lord, the Most Beneficent?
7	الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
	The One Who created you, then moulded you, then made you proper?
8	فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
	He moulded you into whatever shape He willed.
9	كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ
	Not at all – but rather you deny the establishment of Justice.
10	وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ
	And indeed there are some guardians over you.
11	كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ
	The honourable recorders.
12	يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
	Knowing all what you may do.
13	إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
	Indeed the virtuous are in serenity.
14	وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
	And indeed the sinners are in hell.
15	يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
	They will enter it on the Day of Justice.
16	وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ
	And will not be able to hide from it.
17	وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
	And what do you know – of what sort is the Day of Justice!
18	ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
	Again, what do you know – of what sort is the Day of Justice!
19	يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا ۖ وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ
	The day on which no soul will have the authority over any other soul; and on that day, the entire command belongs to Allah.

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