Al Qari'a

1 The Striking Calamity -

1 AlqariAAatu

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

2 What is the Striking Calamity?

2 Ma alqariAAatu

2 What is the striking (Hour)?

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

3 Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

3 And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?

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

4 Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

4 It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.

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

5 Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

5 And the mountains will be like carded wool.

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

6 Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

6 Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,

7 He will be in a pleasant life.

7 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

7 He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).

8 But as for one whose scales are light,

8 Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

8 But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,

9 His refuge will be an abyss.

9 Faommuhu hawiyatun

9 He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).

10 And what can make you know what that is?

10 Wama adraka ma hiyah

10 And what will make you know what it is?

11 It is a Fire, intensely hot.

11 Narun hamiyatun

11 (It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!