سورة الانفِطار

Surah Al-Infitâr 82:3

The Cleaving Asunder · Verse 3 of 19

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the rivers are widely split up and made to flow forth (into canals),

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;

Ahmed Ali

When the oceans begin to flow,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And when the seas burst forth (spilling over their bounds to intermingle);

Daryabadi

And when the seas are flowed out,

Faridul Haque

And when the oceans are swept away.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the rivers are made to flow forth,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when the oceans are made to flow forth and joined together,

Muhammad Asad

and when the seas burst beyond their bounds,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when the seas are burst forth (got dried up);

Muhammad Pickthall

When the seas are poured forth,

Muhammad Sarwar

the oceans are merged together,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the seas are made to flow forth,

Rashad Khalifa

The oceans are exploded.

Shabbir Ahmed

When the oceans overflow with traffic.

Commentary 82:3 Bihârبِحَارُ (plural) are rivers and oceans. The opinion by some translators that al-Bihârالْبِحَارُ are only the salty oceans is wrong, as elsewhere we…

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ

82:3 Bihârبِحَارُ (plural) are rivers and oceans. The opinion by some translators that al-Bihârالْبِحَارُ are only the salty oceans is wrong, as elsewhere we read, “Two waters (الْبَحْرَانِ) are not alike, the one is palatable, sweet and pleasant, while the other is saltish and bitter” (35:12). We can read that the time will come when the rivers and great waters are made to flow into one another by means of canals and the mouth of the seas will be dug wide open so as to make large ships pass through them. The reference may also apply to the canals of Panama and Suez. Metaphorically speaking, the verse also means that the rivers of all sciences and all categories of knowledge will flow forth.