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