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QUR’AN · SURAH 82

Al-Infitaar

The Cleaving · undefined verses · Meccan

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Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
82:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

Izas samaaa'un fatarat

WHEN THE SKY is cleft asunder,

82:2
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

Wa izal kawaakibun tasarat

and when the stars are scattered,

82:3
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

Wa izal bihaaru fujjirat

and when the seas burst beyond their bounds,

82:4
وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

Wa izal qubooru bu'sirat

and when the graves are overturned –

82:5
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

'Alimat nafsum maa qaddamat wa akhkharat

every human being will [at last] comprehend, what he has sent ahead and what he has held back [in this world].

82:6
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

Yaaa ayyuhal insaaanu maa gharraka bi Rabbikal kareem

O MAN! What is it that lures thee away from thy bountiful Sustainer,

82:7
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

Allazee khalaqaka fasaw waaka fa'adalak

who has created thee, and formed thee in accordance with what thou art meant' to be, and shaped thy nature in just proportions,

82:8
فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

Feee ayye sooratim maa shaaa'a rakkabak

having put thee together in whatever form He willed [thee to have]?

82:9
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

Kalla bal tukazziboona bid deen

Nay, [O men,] but you [are lured away from God whenever you are tempted to] give the lie to [God’s] Judgment!

82:10
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ

Wa inna 'alaikum lahaa fizeen

And yet, verily, there are ever-watchful forces over you,

82:11
كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ

Kiraaman kaatibeen

noble, recording,

82:12
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Ya'lamoona ma taf'aloon

aware of whatever you do!

82:13
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ

Innal abraara lafee na'eem

Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous: will indeed be in bliss,

82:14
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ

Wa innal fujjaara lafee jaheem

whereas, behold, the wicked will indeed be in a blazing fire –

82:15
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

Yaslawnahaa Yawmad Deen

[a fire] which they shall enter on Judgment Day,

82:16
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

Wa maa hum 'anhaa bighaaa 'ibeen

and which they shall not [be able to] evade.

82:17
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Wa maaa adraaka maa Yawmud Deen

And what could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?

82:18
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Summa maaa adraaka maa Yawmud Deen

And once again: What could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?

82:19
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ

Yawma laa tamliku nafsul linafsin shai'anw walamru yawma'izil lillaah

[It will be] a Day when no human being shall be of the least avail to another human being: for on that Day [it will become manifest that] all sovereignty is God's alone.

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Qur’an 82:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

WHEN THE SKY is cleft asunder,

Qur’an 82:2

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

and when the stars are scattered,

Qur’an 82:3

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

and when the seas burst beyond their bounds,

Qur’an 82:4

وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

and when the graves are overturned –

Qur’an 82:5

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

every human being will [at last] comprehend, what he has sent ahead and what he has held back [in this world].

Qur’an 82:6

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

O MAN! What is it that lures thee away from thy bountiful Sustainer,

Qur’an 82:7

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

who has created thee, and formed thee in accordance with what thou art meant' to be, and shaped thy nature in just proportions,

Qur’an 82:8

فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

having put thee together in whatever form He willed [thee to have]?

Qur’an 82:9

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

Nay, [O men,] but you [are lured away from God whenever you are tempted to] give the lie to [God’s] Judgment!

Qur’an 82:10

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ

And yet, verily, there are ever-watchful forces over you,

Qur’an 82:11

كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ

noble, recording,

Qur’an 82:12

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

aware of whatever you do!

Qur’an 82:13

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ

Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous: will indeed be in bliss,

Qur’an 82:14

وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ

whereas, behold, the wicked will indeed be in a blazing fire –

Qur’an 82:15

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

[a fire] which they shall enter on Judgment Day,

Qur’an 82:16

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

and which they shall not [be able to] evade.

Qur’an 82:17

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

And what could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?

Qur’an 82:18

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

And once again: What could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?

Qur’an 82:19

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ

[It will be] a Day when no human being shall be of the least avail to another human being: for on that Day [it will become manifest that] all sovereignty is God's alone.