Surah Al-Infitar: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

Transliteration idhā l-samāu infaṭarat

English When the sky breaks apart

1. إِذَاidhāWhen
2. ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
3. ٱنفَطَرَتْinfaṭarat(is) cleft asunder

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-kawākibu intatharat

English And when the stars fall, scattering,

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلْكَوَاكِبُl-kawākibuthe stars
3. ٱنتَثَرَتْintatharatscatter

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-biḥāru fujjirat

English And when the seas are erupted

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلْبِحَارُl-biḥāruthe seas
3. فُجِّرَتْfujjiratare made to gush forth

وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

Transliteration wa-idhā l-qubūru buʿ'thirat

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

1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2. ٱلْقُبُورُl-qubūruthe graves
3. بُعْثِرَتْbuʿ'thiratare overturned

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

Transliteration ʿalimat nafsun mā qaddamat wa-akharat

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

1. عَلِمَتْʿalimatWill know
2. نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
3. مَّاmāwhat
4. قَدَّمَتْqaddamatit has sent forth
5. وَأَخَّرَتْwa-akharatand left behind

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

Transliteration yāayyuhā l-insānu mā gharraka birabbika l-karīmi

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

1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
3. مَاmāWhat
4. غَرَّكَgharrakahas deceived you
5. بِرَبِّكَbirabbikaconcerning your Lord
6. ٱلْكَرِيمِl-karīmithe Most Noble

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

Transliteration alladhī khalaqaka fasawwāka faʿadalaka

English Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīWho
2. خَلَقَكَkhalaqakacreated you
3. فَسَوَّىٰكَfasawwākathen fashioned you
4. فَعَدَلَكَfaʿadalakathen balanced you

فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

Transliteration fī ayyi ṣūratin mā shāa rakkabaka

English In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

1. فِىٓfīIn
2. أَىِّayyiwhatever
3. صُورَةٍۢṣūratinform
4. مَّاmāwhat
5. شَآءَshāaHe willed
6. رَكَّبَكَrakkabakaHe assembled you

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration kallā bal tukadhibūna bil-dīni

English No! But you deny the Recompense.

1. كَلَّاkallāNay
2. بَلْbalBut
3. تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūnayou deny
4. بِٱلدِّينِbil-dīnithe Judgment

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

Transliteration wa-inna ʿalaykum laḥāfiẓīna

English And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

1. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
3. لَحَـٰفِظِينَlaḥāfiẓīna(are) surely guardians

كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ

Transliteration kirāman kātibīna

English Noble and recording;

1. كِرَامًۭاkirāmanNoble
2. كَـٰتِبِينَkātibīnarecording

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Transliteration yaʿlamūna mā tafʿalūna

English They know whatever you do.

1. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaThey know
2. مَاmāwhatever
3. تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Transliteration inna l-abrāra lafī naʿīmin

English Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلْأَبْرَارَl-abrārathe righteous
3. لَفِىlafī(will be) surely in
4. نَعِيمٍۢnaʿīminbliss

وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ

Transliteration wa-inna l-fujāra lafī jaḥīmin

English And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

1. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2. ٱلْفُجَّارَl-fujārathe wicked
3. لَفِىlafī(will be) surely in
4. جَحِيمٍۢjaḥīminHellfire

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration yaṣlawnahā yawma l-dīni

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

1. يَصْلَوْنَهَاyaṣlawnahāThey will burn (in) it
2. يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
3. ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

Transliteration wamā hum ʿanhā bighāibīna

English And never therefrom will they be absent.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. هُمْhumthey
3. عَنْهَاʿanhāfrom it
4. بِغَآئِبِينَbighāibīna(will be) absent

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā yawmu l-dīni

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

1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
3. مَاmāwhat
4. يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
5. ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration thumma mā adrāka mā yawmu l-dīni

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

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. مَآmāwhat
3. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
4. مَاmāwhat
5. يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
6. ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ

Transliteration yawma lā tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan wal-amru yawma-idhin lillahi

English 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.

1. يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
2. لَاlānot
3. تَمْلِكُtamlikuwill have power
4. نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
5. لِّنَفْسٍۢlinafsinfor a soul
6. شَيْـًۭٔا ۖshayananything
7. وَٱلْأَمْرُwal-amruand the Command
8. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
9. لِّلَّهِlillahi(will be) with Allah