Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the terrible calamity!
What is the striking (Hour)?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
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,
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
(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.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He shall live a pleasant life.
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
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,
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
His abode shall be the abyss.
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will make you know what it is?
And what will make you know what it is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
A burning fire.
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ