Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ