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