In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
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).
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the striking (Hour)?
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will make you know what it is?
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ