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