The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
AlqariAAatu
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
AlqariAAatu
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the striking (Hour)?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
Faommuhu hawiyatun
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will make you know what it is?
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية
Narun hamiyatun
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!