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AlqariAAatu
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!
Al Qari'a
Chapter 101, 11 verses
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Ma alqariAAatu
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What is the Calamity ?
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Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
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Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
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A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths
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Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
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And the mountains will become as carded wool.
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Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
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Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
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Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
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He will live a pleasant life.
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Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
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But as for him whose scales are light,
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Faommuhu hawiyatun
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A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
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Wama adraka ma hiyah
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Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
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Narun hamiyatun
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Raging Fire.