In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
AlqariAAatu
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
Chapter 101, 11 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
AlqariAAatu
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
What is the striking (Hour)?
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
Faommuhu hawiyatun
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
And what will make you know what it is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!
Narun hamiyatun
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية