Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
AlqariAAatu
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour 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 men 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, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
Faommuhu hawiyatun
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will explain to thee what this is?
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية
Narun hamiyatun
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!