Al Qari'a

1 The Striking Calamity -

1 The terrible calamity!

1 AlqariAAatu

2 What is the Striking Calamity?

2 What is the terrible calamity!

2 Ma alqariAAatu

3 And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

3 And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?

3 Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

4 It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

4 The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,

4 Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

5 And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

5 And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.

5 Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

6 Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

6 Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,

6 Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

7 He will be in a pleasant life.

7 He shall live a pleasant life.

7 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

8 But as for one whose scales are light,

8 And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,

8 Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

9 His refuge will be an abyss.

9 His abode shall be the abyss.

9 Faommuhu hawiyatun

10 And what can make you know what that is?

10 And what will make you know what it is?

10 Wama adraka ma hiyah

11 It is a Fire, intensely hot.

11 A burning fire.

11 Narun hamiyatun