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The Qur’an · Translated by Marmaduke Pickthall

Surah 82. Al-Infitar (The Cleaving, Bursting Apart) [Makka]

Surah 82. Al-Infitar (The Cleaving, Bursting Apart) [Makka]

82:1 When the heaven is cleft asunder,

82:2 When the planets are dispersed,

82:3 When the seas are poured forth,

82:4 And the sepulchres are overturned,

82:5 A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.

82:6 O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,

82:7 Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee?

82:8 Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.

82:9 Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.

82:10 Lo! there are above you guardians,

82:11 Generous and recording,

82:12 Who know (all) that ye do.

82:13 Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.

82:14 And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;

82:15 They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,

82:16 And will not be absent thence.

82:17 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!

82:18 Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!

82:19 A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.

Translated by Marmaduke Pickthall. Digital source: Project Gutenberg, ebook 16955. This reading text follows the edition used in our interactive reader.