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سُورَةُ الْاِنْفِطَارِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٩

Surah Al-Infitar English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–5

5 verses

Al-Infitar 1

Al-Infitar 2

Al-Infitar 3

Al-Infitar 4

Al-Infitar 5

اِذَا السَّمَٓاءُ انْفَطَرَتْۙ ۝١ وَاِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انْتَثَرَتْۙ ۝٢ وَاِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْۙ ۝٣ وَاِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْۙ ۝٤ عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ وَاَخَّرَتْۜ ۝٥

Mushaf

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1İẕe-ssemâü-nfeṭarat.

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2Veiẕe-lkevâkibü-nteŝerat.

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3Veiẕe-lbiḥâru füccirat.

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4Veiẕe-lḳubûru büʿŝirat.

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5Alimet nefsüm mâ ḳaddemet veeḫḫarat.

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1When the sky is formed anew, like a shoot emerging from a split seed,

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2when the stars are scattered and set in place anew,

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3when the seas are raised up and made to swell anew,

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4when the graves are emptied of what lies in them,

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5on that day everyone will understand what he put first and what he put off.

Verses 6–12

7 verses

Al-Infitar 6

Al-Infitar 7

Al-Infitar 8

Al-Infitar 9

Al-Infitar 10

Al-Infitar 11

Al-Infitar 12

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الْاِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَر۪يمِۙ ۝٦ اَلَّذ۪ي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوّٰيكَ فَعَدَلَكَۙ ۝٧ ف۪ٓي اَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَٓاءَ رَكَّبَكَۜ ۝٨ كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدّ۪ينِۙ ۝٩ وَاِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظ۪ينَۙ ۝١٠ كِرَامًا كَاتِب۪ينَۙ ۝١١ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ۝١٢

Mushaf

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6Yâ eyyühe-lʾinsânü mâ garrake birabbike-lkerîm.

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7Elleẕî ḫaleḳake fesevvâke feʿadelek.

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8Fî eyyi ṣûratim mâ şâe rakkebek.

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9Kellâ bel tükeẕẕibûne biddîn.

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10Veinne ʿaleyküm leḥâfiżîn.

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11Kirâmen kâtibîn.

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12Yaʿlemûne mâ tefʿalûn.

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6O human being, what has deceived you about your Lord, who is so generous?

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7He who created you, fashioned you in keeping with the purpose of your creation, and gave you a balanced makeup.

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8That is, He gave you the finest form He willed.

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9No, on the contrary, you deny the day of reckoning/the judgment.

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10Yet there are recorders over you, watching you,

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11honorable scribes/Kiraman Katibin,

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12who know and record everything you do.

Verse 13

1 verse

Al-Infitar 13

اِنَّ الْاَبْرَارَ لَف۪ي نَع۪يمٍۚ ۝١٣

Mushaf

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13İnne-lʾebrâra lefî neʿîm.

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13There is no doubt that the good will be amid blessings.

Verses 14–16

3 verses

Al-Infitar 14

Al-Infitar 15

Al-Infitar 16

وَاِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَف۪ي جَح۪يمٍۚ ۝١٤ يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدّ۪ينِ ۝١٥ وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَٓائِب۪ينَۜ ۝١٦

Mushaf

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14Veinne-lfüccâra lefî ceḥîm.

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15Yaṣlevnehâ yevme-ddîn.

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16Vemâ hüm ʿanhâ bigâibîn.

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14And the wicked will certainly end up in Jahim/Hell.

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15On the day of reckoning and judgment they will surely be cast into it.

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16And they will never be able to escape from it.

Verses 17–19

3 verses

Al-Infitar 17

Al-Infitar 18

Al-Infitar 19

وَمَٓا اَدْرٰيكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدّ۪ينِۙ ۝١٧ ثُمَّ مَٓا اَدْرٰيكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدّ۪ينِۜ ۝١٨ يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔاۜ وَالْاَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلّٰهِ ۝١٩

Mushaf

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17Vemâ edrâke mâ yevmü-ddîn.

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18Ŝümme mâ edrâke mâ yevmü-ddîn.

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19Yevme lâ temlikü nefsül linefsin şeyʾâ. velʾemru yevmeiẕil lillâh.

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17Do you really know what the day of reckoning is?

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18Yes, truly, do you know what the day of reckoning is?

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19The day of reckoning is a day on which no one will be able to benefit anyone in the slightest; for on that day judgment belongs to Allah alone.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came An-Nazi'at, and after it Al-Inshiqaq . All surahs in order of revelation