Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
The Striking Calamity -
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the terrible calamity!
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
What is the Striking Calamity?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
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?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
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 wool, fluffed up.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He shall live a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
He will be in a pleasant life.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
But as for one whose scales are light,
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
His abode shall be the abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
His refuge will be an abyss.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will make you know what it is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
And what can make you know what that is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
A burning fire.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ