Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
AlqariAAatu
বিসমিল্লাহির রাহমা-নির রাহি-ম আল্ক্ব-রি'আতু
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
What is the Striking Calamity?
Ma alqariAAatu
মাল্ক্ব-রি'আহ্।
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
অমা য় আদ্র-কা মাল্ক্ব-রি'আহ্।
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,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
ইয়াওমা ইয়াকূনুন্না-সু কাল্ফার শিল্ মাব্ছূছি।
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
অতাকূনুল্ জ্বিবা-লু কাল্ ই'হ্নিল্ মান্ফূশ্।
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
ফাআম্মা-মান্ ছাকুলাত্ মাওয়া-যীনুহূ।
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
He will be in a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
ফাহুওয়া ফী ঈ'শার্তি রা-দ্বিয়াহ্
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
But as for one whose scales are light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
অআম্মা- মান্ খাফ্ফাত্ মাওয়া-যীনুহূ।
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
His refuge will be an abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
ফাউম্মুহূ হা-ওয়িয়াহ্।
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
And what can make you know what that is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
অমা য় আদ্রা-কা মা-হিয়াহ্
And what will explain to thee what this is?
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Narun hamiyatun
না-রুন্ হা-মিয়াহ্।
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!