Al Qari'a

1 AlqariAAatu

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

2 Ma alqariAAatu

2 What is the Calamity ?

3 Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

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

4 Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

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

5 Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

5 And the mountains will become as carded wool.

6 Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

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

7 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

7 He will live a pleasant life.

8 Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

8 But as for him whose scales are light,

9 Faommuhu hawiyatun

9 A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

10 Wama adraka ma hiyah

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

11 Narun hamiyatun

11 Raging Fire.