Surah Al-Infitar ( The Cleaving )

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Surah Al-Infitar ( The Cleaving ) - Aya count 19

إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انفَطَرَتْ ( 1 )

When the sky is shattered. (The conquest of the high Space will begin).

وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ ( 2 )

And when the planets are dispersed. (Some of them are counted and named).

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ( 3 )

And when the oceans will overflow with traffic.

وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ( 4 )

And when the hidden things in the earth are overturned. (The earth will be excavated for Archaeology (100:9)).

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ( 5 )

A 'Self' will know what it has done and what it has left undone. (Psychology will make strides).

يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ( 6 )

O Man! What has lured you away from your Sustainer, the Bountiful?

الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ( 7 )

Who created you, then fashioned you, then proportioned you? (95:4).

فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ ( 8 )

Having shaped you and put you together well in accordance with His Laws. (59:24).

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ ( 9 )

Nay, but you deny the Judgment and the Divine System of life. ('Deen' = Divine System = Final Judgment = Way of life = Erroneously, but frequently translated as religion).

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ ( 10 )

Behold, there are above you guardians ever-vigilant.

كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ ( 11 )

Noble, recording.

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ( 12 )

They know whatever you do. (Verses 10, 11, 12, refer to the Divine Law of Requital).

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ ( 13 )

Behold, the virtuous who create room for others in the society, will be in Bliss.

وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ ( 14 )

And behold, those who split humanity will face an Insurmountable Barrier.

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ ( 15 )

They will be visibly exposed to it on the Day of Judgment.

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ ( 16 )

And will not be able to abscond from it (79:36).

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ( 17 )

And what will enlighten you about the Day of Judgment?

ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ( 18 )

Again, what will enlighten you about the Day of Judgment?

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا ۖ وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ ( 19 )

That is the Day when no person will have the power to help another. For, on that Day (it will become obvious) that all Command belongs to Allah alone.