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Surah Al-Infitar for Kids

سورة الإنفطار

The Cleaving · 19 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Al-Infitar about?

Allah, our Most Generous Lord, shaped us so beautifully. Kind angels write down our deeds, so let's fill our books with good things. Surah Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) is surah number 82 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 19 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 34 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah Al-Infitar full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ

    When the sky breaks apart

  2. 2

    وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ

    And when the stars fall, scattering,

  3. 3

    وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

    And when the seas are erupted

  4. 4

    وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ

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

  5. 5

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ

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

  6. 6

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

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

  7. 7

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

    Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

  8. 8

    فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ

    In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

  9. 9

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ

    No! But you deny the Recompense.

  10. 10

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

  11. 11

    كِرَامًۭا كَـٰتِبِينَ

    Noble and recording;

  12. 12

    يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    They know whatever you do.

  13. 13

    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ

    Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

  14. 14

    وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ

    And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

  15. 15

    يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

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

  16. 16

    وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ

    And never therefrom will they be absent.

  17. 17

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

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

  18. 18

    ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

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

  19. 19

    يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ

    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.

Surah Al-Infitar word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
إِذَاidhāWhen
ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
ٱنفَطَرَتْinfaṭarat(is) cleft asunder
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلْكَوَاكِبُl-kawākibuthe stars
ٱنتَثَرَتْintatharatscatter
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلْبِحَارُl-biḥāruthe seas
فُجِّرَتْfujjiratare made to gush forth
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلْقُبُورُl-qubūruthe graves
بُعْثِرَتْbuʿ'thiratare overturned
عَلِمَتْʿalimatWill know
نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
مَّاmāwhat
قَدَّمَتْqaddamatit has sent forth
وَأَخَّرَتْwa-akharatand left behind
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
مَاmāWhat
غَرَّكَgharrakahas deceived you
بِرَبِّكَbirabbikaconcerning your Lord
ٱلْكَرِيمِl-karīmithe Most Noble
ٱلَّذِىalladhīWho
خَلَقَكَkhalaqakacreated you
فَسَوَّىٰكَfasawwākathen fashioned you
فَعَدَلَكَfaʿadalakathen balanced you
فِىٓfīIn
أَىِّayyiwhatever
صُورَةٍۢṣūratinform
مَّاmāwhat
شَآءَshāaHe willed
رَكَّبَكَrakkabakaHe assembled you
كَلَّاkallāNay
بَلْbalBut
تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūnayou deny
بِٱلدِّينِbil-dīnithe Judgment
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
لَحَـٰفِظِينَlaḥāfiẓīna(are) surely guardians
كِرَامًۭاkirāmanNoble
كَـٰتِبِينَkātibīnarecording
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaThey know
مَاmāwhatever
تَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou do
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْأَبْرَارَl-abrārathe righteous
لَفِىlafī(will be) surely in
نَعِيمٍۢnaʿīminbliss
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
ٱلْفُجَّارَl-fujārathe wicked
لَفِىlafī(will be) surely in
جَحِيمٍۢjaḥīminHellfire
يَصْلَوْنَهَاyaṣlawnahāThey will burn (in) it
يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
وَمَاwamāAnd not
هُمْhumthey
عَنْهَاʿanhāfrom it
بِغَآئِبِينَbighāibīna(will be) absent
وَمَآwamāAnd what
أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
مَاmāwhat
يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
ثُمَّthummaThen
مَآmāwhat
أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
مَاmāwhat
يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
لَاlānot
تَمْلِكُtamlikuwill have power
نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
لِّنَفْسٍۢlinafsinfor a soul
شَيْـًۭٔا ۖshayananything
وَٱلْأَمْرُwal-amruand the Command
يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
لِّلَّهِlillahi(will be) with Allah

How to memorize Surah Al-Infitar

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Al-Infitar three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 19 ayat, split it into 4 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
  4. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Al-Infitar facts

Surah number
82
Ayat
19
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 587
Position in Noor Garden path
34 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Al-Infitar for kids?

Allah, our Most Generous Lord, shaped us so beautifully. Kind angels write down our deeds, so let's fill our books with good things. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Al-Infitar?

Surah Al-Infitar has 19 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah Al-Infitar Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Infitar is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 82 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.