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