The Striking Calamity -
The terrible calamity!
AlqariAAatu
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
The terrible calamity!
AlqariAAatu
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
What is the terrible calamity!
Ma alqariAAatu
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He will be in a pleasant life.
He shall live a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But as for one whose scales are light,
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
His refuge will be an abyss.
His abode shall be the abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what can make you know what that is?
And what will make you know what it is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
A burning fire.
Narun hamiyatun
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ