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1 The Striking Calamity -

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1 The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:

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2 What is the Striking Calamity?

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2 What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?

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

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3 And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?

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

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4 (It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,

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

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5 And the mountains will be like carded wool.

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

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6 Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,

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7 He will be in a pleasant life.

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7 Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.

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8 But as for one whose scales are light,

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8 But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -

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9 His refuge will be an abyss.

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9 Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.

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10 And what can make you know what that is?

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10 And what will explain to thee what this is?

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11 It is a Fire, intensely hot.

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11 (It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!