Al Qari'a

1 The terrible calamity!

1 AlqariAAatu

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!

2 What is the terrible calamity!

2 Ma alqariAAatu

2 What is the Calamity ?

3 And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?

3 Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

3 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

4 The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,

4 Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

4 A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths

5 And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.

5 Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

5 And the mountains will become as carded wool.

6 Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,

6 Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

6 Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),

7 He shall live a pleasant life.

7 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

7 He will live a pleasant life.

8 And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,

8 Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

8 But as for him whose scales are light,

9 His abode shall be the abyss.

9 Faommuhu hawiyatun

9 A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

10 And what will make you know what it is?

10 Wama adraka ma hiyah

10 Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -

11 A burning fire.

11 Narun hamiyatun

11 Raging Fire.