Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
The Striking Calamity -
What is the terrible calamity!
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the Striking Calamity?
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
He shall live a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
He will be in a pleasant life.
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But as for one whose scales are light,
His abode shall be the abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
His refuge will be an abyss.
And what will make you know what it is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what can make you know what that is?
A burning fire.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
Narun hamiyatun
It is a Fire, intensely hot.