Al Qari'a

1 AlqariAAatu

1 The Striking Calamity -

1 The terrible calamity!

2 Ma alqariAAatu

2 What is the Striking Calamity?

2 What is the terrible calamity!

3 Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

3 And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

3 And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?

4 Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

4 It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

4 The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,

5 Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

5 And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

5 And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.

6 Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

6 Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

6 Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,

7 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

7 He will be in a pleasant life.

7 He shall live a pleasant life.

8 Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

8 But as for one whose scales are light,

8 And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,

9 Faommuhu hawiyatun

9 His refuge will be an abyss.

9 His abode shall be the abyss.

10 Wama adraka ma hiyah

10 And what can make you know what that is?

10 And what will make you know what it is?

11 Narun hamiyatun

11 It is a Fire, intensely hot.

11 A burning fire.