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 -
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
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 -
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
What is the striking (Hour)?
What is the Striking Calamity?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Ma alqariAAatu
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
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?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
He will be in a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
But as for one whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
His refuge will be an abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
And what will make you know what it is?
And what can make you know what that is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
Narun hamiyatun