Al-'Infiţār
The Cleaving
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الإنفطار
إِذَا When idhā the sky l-samāu (is) cleft asunder infaṭarat
When the sky breaks apart
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā the stars l-kawākibu scatter intatharat
And when the stars fall, scattering,
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā the seas l-biḥāru are made to gush forth fujjirat
And when the seas are erupted
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā the graves l-qubūru are overturned buʿ'thirat
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],
عَلِمَتْ Will know ʿalimat a soul nafsun what mā it has sent forth qaddamat and left behind wa-akharat
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O yāayyuhā man l-insānu What mā has deceived you gharraka concerning your Lord birabbika the Most Noble l-karīmi
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
ٱلَّذِى Who alladhī created you khalaqaka then fashioned you fasawwāka then balanced you faʿadalaka
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
فِىٓ In fī whatever ayyi form ṣūratin what mā He willed shāa He assembled you rakkabaka
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
كَلَّا Nay kallā But bal you deny tukadhibūna the Judgment bil-dīni
No! But you deny the Recompense.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna over you ʿalaykum (are) surely guardians laḥāfiẓīna
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
يَعْلَمُونَ They know yaʿlamūna whatever mā you do tafʿalūna
They know whatever you do.