Chapter 101, 11 verses
AlqariAAatu
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
ما القارعة
What is the Calamity ?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فهو في عيشة راضية
He will live a pleasant life.
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وأما من خفت موازينه
But as for him whose scales are light,
Faommuhu hawiyatun
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فأمه هاوية
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
Narun hamiyatun
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نار حامية
Raging Fire.