Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
AlqariAAatu
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
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,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
(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.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
He will be in a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But as for one whose scales are light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
His refuge will be an abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what can make you know what that is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Narun hamiyatun
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ