Chapter 101, 11 verses
করাঘাতকারী,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!
করাঘাতকারী কি?
What is the striking (Hour)?
What is the Calamity ?
করাঘাতকারী সম্পর্কে আপনি কি জানেন ?
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
যেদিন মানুষ হবে বিক্ষিপ্ত পতংগের মত
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths
এবং পর্বতমালা হবে ধুনিত রঙ্গীন পশমের মত।
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
অতএব যার পাল্লা ভারী হবে,
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
সে সুখীজীবন যাপন করবে।
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
He will live a pleasant life.
আর যার পাল্লা হালকা হবে,
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
But as for him whose scales are light,
তার ঠিকানা হবে হাবিয়া।
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
আপনি জানেন তা কি?
And what will make you know what it is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
প্রজ্জ্বলিত অগ্নি!
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!
Raging Fire.