Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
AlqariAAatu
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the terrible calamity!
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He shall live a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
His abode shall be the abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will make you know what it is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
A burning fire.
Narun hamiyatun
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ