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