Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The Striking Calamity -
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
What is the terrible calamity!
ما القارعة
What is the Striking Calamity?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
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?
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
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,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
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],
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
He shall live a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
He will be in a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
But as for one whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
His abode shall be the abyss.
فأمه هاوية
His refuge will be an abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
And what will make you know what it is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what can make you know what that is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
A burning fire.
نار حامية
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!