Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
AlqariAAatu
The Striking Calamity -
What is the terrible calamity!
ما القارعة
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the Striking Calamity?
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
He shall live a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
He will be in a pleasant life.
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But as for one whose scales are light,
His abode shall be the abyss.
فأمه هاوية
Faommuhu hawiyatun
His refuge will be an abyss.
And what will make you know what it is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what can make you know what that is?
A burning fire.
نار حامية
Narun hamiyatun
It is a Fire, intensely hot.