Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
What is the Striking Calamity?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
ما القارعة
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
He will be in a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فهو في عيشة راضية
But as for one whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وأما من خفت موازينه
His refuge will be an abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فأمه هاوية
And what can make you know what that is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نار حامية