Chapter 101, 11 verses
The Striking Calamity -
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
The terrible calamity!
What is the Striking Calamity?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the terrible calamity!
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?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
He will be in a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
He shall live a pleasant life.
But as for one whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
His refuge will be an abyss.
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
His abode shall be the abyss.
And what can make you know what that is?
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will make you know what it is?
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
Narun hamiyatun
A burning fire.