Chapter 101, 11 verses
AlqariAAatu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The Striking Calamity -
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
Ma alqariAAatu
ما القارعة
What is the Striking Calamity?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
وما أدراك ما القارعة
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فهو في عيشة راضية
He will be in a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
وأما من خفت موازينه
But as for one whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
Faommuhu hawiyatun
فأمه هاوية
His refuge will be an abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Wama adraka ma hiyah
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what can make you know what that is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Narun hamiyatun
نار حامية
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!