Surah Al-Infitar

الانفطار

Full text, transliteration, translation and color-coded tajweed

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  • 80 words
  • Order of revelation: 82

Al-Infitar (الانفطار) is surah 82 of the Quran: Meccan, 19 verses, in juz 30, page 587 of the Madani Mushaf. Listening takes 2 min 06 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation. Here is the full text of Al-Infitar with color-coded tajweed, transliteration, translation of the meaning and an explanation of each verse.

The full text of Al-Infitar

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ ﴿١﴾

    idha s-samā'u nfaṭarat

    When the sky breaks apart

  2. وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾

    wa'idha l-kawākibu ntatharat

    And when the stars fall, scattering,

  3. وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾

    wa'idha l-biḥāru fujjirat

    And when the seas are erupted

  4. وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ﴿٤﴾

    wa'idha l-qubūru buʿthirat

    And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],

  5. عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ﴿٥﴾

    ʿalimat nafsum mā qaddamat wa'akhkharat

    A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.

  6. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ ﴿٦﴾

    yā'ayyuha l-insānu mā gharraka birabbika l-karīm

    O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,

  7. ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ﴿٧﴾

    alladhī khalaqaka fasawwāka faʿadalak

    Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

  8. فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ ﴿٨﴾

    fī 'ayyi ṣūratim mā shā'a rakkabak

    In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

  9. كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿٩﴾

    kallā bal tukadhdhibūna bid-dīn

    No! But you deny the Recompense.

  10. وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ ﴿١٠﴾

    wa'inna ʿalaykum laḥāfiẓīn

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

    Angels who preserve the deeds of men in records.

  11. كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ ﴿١١﴾

    kirāman kātibīn

    Noble and recording;

  12. يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿١٢﴾

    yaʿlamūna mā tafʿalūn

    They know whatever you do.

  13. إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ ﴿١٣﴾

    inna l-abrāra lafī naʿīm

    Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

  14. وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ ﴿١٤﴾

    wa'inna l-fujjāra lafī jaḥīm

    And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

  15. يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٥﴾

    yaṣlawnahā yawma d-dīn

    They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,

  16. وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

    wamā hum ʿanhā bighā'ibīn

    And never therefrom will they be absent.

  17. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٧﴾

    wamā 'adrāka mā yawmu d-dīn

    And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

  18. ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٨﴾

    thumma mā 'adrāka mā yawmu d-dīn

    Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

  19. يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ ﴿١٩﴾

    yawma lā tamliku nafsul linafsin shay'ā | wal-amru yawma'idhil lillāh

    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.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.

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Tajweed in Al-Infitar, by the numbers

Surah Al-Infitar tajweed, verse by verse

The meaning of Al-Infitar, verse by verse

Show the meaning of the 19 verses
  1. 82:1

    When the sky will split apart because of the angels descending from it.

  2. 82:2

    When the stars fall one after the other and are scattered.

  3. 82:3

    When the seas are opened into one another and they merge.

  4. 82:4

    When the soil of graves is turned over to resurrect the dead in them.

  5. 82:5

    At that time, every soul will know the actions it sent forward and those it left behind and did not do.

  6. 82:6

    O man who has rejected his Lord! What has made you go against the instruction of your Lord when He gave you respite and did not punish you quickly, as a favour from Him?!

  7. 82:7

    The One Who gave you existence after you were non-existent, and Who proportioned and balanced your limbs.

  8. 82:8

    In whatever form He wished to create you, He created you. He favoured you as He did not create you in the form of a donkey, monkey, dog or other form.

  9. 82:9

    O you who are deceived, the matter is not as you thought! In fact, you deny the day of recompense and do not work for it.

  10. 82:10

    Over you are angels who record your deeds.

  11. 82:11

    Noble in Allah’s sight, scribes who write down your deeds.

  12. 82:12

    They know of every action you do and they write it down.

  13. 82:13

    Those who do abundant acts of good and obedience will be in everlasting bliss on the day of judgment.

  14. 82:14

    Those who committed iniquity will be in a fire that will be burned over them.

  15. 82:15

    They will enter it on the day of recompense and suffer from its heat.

  16. 82:16

    They will never be absent from it. Instead they will remain in it forever.

  17. 82:17

    O Messenger! What will tell you what the day of justice is?

  18. 82:18

    Again, what will tell you what the day of justice is?

  19. 82:19

    A day when no one will be able to benefit anyone. The entire matter on that day will belong to Allah alone, to deal as He wishes, and not to anyone besides Him.

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Infitar?

19 verses and 80 words. It starts in juz 30 and covers page 587 of the Madani Mushaf.

Is Al-Infitar Meccan or Medinan?

Meccan, according to the classification of the Madani Mushaf. In the order of revelation, it comes 82nd.

How long does it take to listen to Al-Infitar?

2 min 06 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), which is slower than a usual recitation.

Which tajweed rules are in Al-Infitar?

61 rules are color-coded on this page. The most frequent in Al-Infitar: Hamzat al-Wasl (15), Madd at a stop (11) and Madd Tabee'ee (6).

How can I practice reciting Surah Al-Infitar and get corrected?

Recite Surah Al-Infitar out loud in the Tilawa app, on iPhone or Android: it follows every word of Al-Infitar, then shows you the words and tajweed rules to work on, with the correct recitation to replay.

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