Al-Infitar

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ١

Itha assamao infatarat

When the sky breaks apart

When the sky will be cleft asunder,

وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ٢

Wa-itha alkawakibu intatharat

And when the stars fall, scattering,

and when the stars will disperse,

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ٣

Wa-itha albiharu fujjirat

And when the seas are erupted

and when the seas will be burst forth,

وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ٤

Wa-itha alqubooru buAAthirat

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

and when the graves will be overturned,

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ٥

AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamatwaakhkharat

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

then one will know what he sent ahead and what he left behind.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ٦

Ya ayyuha al-insanu magharraka birabbika alkareem

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

O man! What has deceived you about your Gracious Lord,

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ٧

Allathee khalaqaka fasawwakafaAAadalak

Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

who created you, then perfected you, then brought you in due proportion?

فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ٨

Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaarakkabak

In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

He composed you in whichever form He willed.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ٩

Kalla bal tukaththiboona biddeen

No! But you deny the Recompense.

Never! (i.e. one should never be heedless towards him.) But you deny the Requital,

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ١٠

Wa-inna AAalaykum lahafitheen

And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

while (appointed) over you there are watchers,

كِرَامًا كَـٰتِبِينَ١١

Kiraman katibeen

Noble and recording;

who are noble, writers (of the deeds),

يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ١٢

YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloon

They know whatever you do.

who know whatever you do.

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ١٣

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeem

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

Surely the righteous will be in bliss,

وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ١٤

Wa-inna alfujjara lafee jaheem

And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

and the sinners in Hell,

يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ١٥

Yaslawnaha yawma addeen

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

in which they will enter on the Day of Requital,

وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ١٦

Wama hum AAanha bigha-ibeen

And never therefrom will they be absent.

and they will not (be able to) keep away from it.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ١٧

Wama adraka ma yawmu addeeni

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

And what may let you know what the Day of Requital is?

ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ١٨

Thumma ma adraka mayawmu addeen

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

Again, what may let you know what the Day of Requital is?

يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ١٩

Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsinshay-an wal-amru yawma-ithin lillah

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.

A Day when no one will have power to do any thing for another! And command, on that Day, will belong to Allah (alone).