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Tafsir of Surah Al-Infitar (82) — The Cleaving · الإنفطار
Meccan surah, 19 ayat. Read the whole surah
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Al-Infitar 82:1
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ
When the sky breaks apart
Tafsir 82:1
When the sky will split apart because of the angels descending from it.
Al-Infitar 82:2
وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ
And when the stars fall, scattering
Tafsir 82:2
When the stars fall one after the other and are scattered.
Al-Infitar 82:3
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ
And when the seas are erupted
Tafsir 82:3
When the seas are opened into one another and they merge.
Al-Infitar 82:4
وَإِذَا ٱلۡقُبُورُ بُعۡثِرَتۡ
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered
Tafsir 82:4
When the soil of graves is turned over to resurrect the dead in them.
Al-Infitar 82:5
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّا قَدَّمَتۡ وَأَخَّرَتۡ
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back
Tafsir 82:5
At that time, every soul will know the actions it sent forward and those it left behind and did not do.
Al-Infitar 82:6
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous
Tafsir 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?!
Al-Infitar 82:7
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you
Tafsir 82:7
The One Who gave you existence after you were non-existent, and Who proportioned and balanced your limbs.
Al-Infitar 82:8
فِيٓ أَيِّ صُورَةٖ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you
Tafsir 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.
Al-Infitar 82:9
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
No! But you deny the Recompense
Tafsir 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.
Al-Infitar 82:10
وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَحَٰفِظِينَ
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers
Tafsir 82:10
Over you are angels who record your deeds.
Al-Infitar 82:11
كِرَامٗا كَٰتِبِينَ
Noble and recording
Tafsir 82:11
Noble in Allah’s sight, scribes who write down your deeds.
Al-Infitar 82:12
يَعۡلَمُونَ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ
They know whatever you do
Tafsir 82:12
They know of every action you do and they write it down.
Al-Infitar 82:13
إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٖ
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
Tafsir 82:13
Those who do abundant acts of good and obedience will be in everlasting bliss on the day of judgment.
Al-Infitar 82:14
وَإِنَّ ٱلۡفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٖ
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire
Tafsir 82:14
Those who committed iniquity will be in a fire that will be burned over them.
Al-Infitar 82:15
يَصۡلَوۡنَهَا يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense
Tafsir 82:15
They will enter it on the day of recompense and suffer from its heat.
Al-Infitar 82:16
وَمَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
And never therefrom will they be absent
Tafsir 82:16
They will never be absent from it. Instead they will remain in it forever.
Al-Infitar 82:17
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense
Tafsir 82:17
O Messenger! What will tell you what the day of justice is?
Al-Infitar 82:18
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense
Tafsir 82:18
Again, what will tell you what the day of justice is?
Al-Infitar 82:19
يَوۡمَ لَا تَمۡلِكُ نَفۡسٞ لِّنَفۡسٖ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلَّهِ
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 Allah
Tafsir 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.
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