Surah 82
Surah Al-Infitar (The Cleaving)
الإنفطار
Also written: Infitar
Surah Al-Infitar (الإنفطار) is surah 82 of the 114 surahs of the Quran. It has 19 ayahs, was revealed in Mecca (Meccan), and its name means “The Cleaving”.
- Number
- 82
- Ayahs
- 19
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Meaning
- The Cleaving
Names, meaning and Meccan/Medinan classification as listed in the quran-json dataset.
About Surah Al-Infitar
Al-Infitar, “The Cleaving Asunder”, is a short Meccan surah. In four brief verses it pictures the sky splitting, the stars scattering, the seas bursting forth and the graves overturned. It then turns to the human being with one of the Quran’s most searching questions — what has deceived you about your Lord, the Most Generous? — and reminds people that noble angels record everything they do.
Main themes
- The world undone (82:1–5): when the sky splits, the stars scatter, the seas erupt and the graves are turned over, every soul will know what it sent ahead and what it left behind.
- A personal question (82:6–8): the human being is asked what deluded him regarding his generous Lord, who created him, proportioned him, balanced him and assembled him in whatever form He willed. The question invites reflection rather than despair — the very name chosen, the Generous, hints at mercy.
- The guardians (82:9–12): people deny the Judgement, yet over them are guardians, noble scribes (kiraman katibin) who know what they do.
- Two outcomes (82:13–16): the righteous in bliss and the wicked in a blaze they will never leave.
The closing
The surah twice asks what will make you understand the Day of Judgement, and answers in its final verse (82:19): it is a Day when no soul can do anything for another, and the command that Day belongs entirely to God.
Al-Infitar shares its imagery and opening style with Surah At-Takwir (81) and Surah Al-Inshiqaq (84); a narration in at-Tirmidhi groups the three together as surahs that let the listener picture the Day of Resurrection.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Al-Infitar mean?
- The cleaving or splitting apart, from the first verse describing the sky breaking open.
- Who are the kiraman katibin?
- The noble recording angels mentioned in verses 10 to 12 of Surah Al-Infitar, who know and record what people do.
- How many verses are in Surah Al-Infitar?
- 19.
- How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Infitar?
- Surah Al-Infitar has 19 ayahs. It is surah number 82 in the Quran and is Meccan.
- Can I read Surah Al-Infitar in English or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. This page shows the Arabic text of every ayah with the Saheeh International English meaning under it. Use “Print / Save as PDF” for a clean printable copy that you can save as a PDF file from your browser.
- Is Surah Al-Infitar the same as Surah Infitar?
- Yes. Infitar and Al-Infitar are different English spellings of the same surah name, الإنفطار.
Summaries describe the surah’s content and commonly cited reports for general readers; they are not a tafsir or a religious ruling.
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Surah Al-Infitar in Arabic with English meaning
Arabic: Uthmani script from The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia (quranenc.com), Uthmani script, via quran-json (CC-BY-SA 4.0), shown as in the verified dataset; open-tanween marks use the equivalent codepoints this font draws, as in the editor. English meaning: Saheeh International (tanzil.net). A translation conveys the meaning; it is not the Quran itself.
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتۡ ١
82:1When the sky breaks apart
وَإِذَا ٱلۡكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتۡ ٢
82:2And when the stars fall, scattering
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتۡ ٣
82:3And when the seas are erupted
وَإِذَا ٱلۡقُبُورُ بُعۡثِرَتۡ ٤
82:4And when the [contents of] graves are scattered
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسࣱ مَّا قَدَّمَتۡ وَأَخَّرَتۡ ٥
82:5A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ ٦
82:6O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ٧
82:7Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you
فِيٓ أَيِّ صُورَةࣲ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ ٨
82:8In whatever form He willed has He assembled you
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ ٩
82:9No! But you deny the Recompense
وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَحَٰفِظِينَ ١٠
82:10And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers
كِرَامࣰا كَٰتِبِينَ ١١
82:11Noble and recording
يَعۡلَمُونَ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ١٢
82:12They know whatever you do
إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمࣲ ١٣
82:13Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
وَإِنَّ ٱلۡفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمࣲ ١٤
82:14And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire
يَصۡلَوۡنَهَا يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ ١٥
82:15They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense
وَمَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ ١٦
82:16And never therefrom will they be absent
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ١٧
82:17And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ١٨
82:18Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense
يَوۡمَ لَا تَمۡلِكُ نَفۡسࣱ لِّنَفۡسࣲ شَيۡـࣰٔاۖ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلَّهِ ١٩
82:19It 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