Chapter 101, 11 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْقَارِعَةُ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Calamity ?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
He will live a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
But as for him whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
Raging Fire.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ