Chapter 101, 11 verses
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The terrible calamity!
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
ما القارعة
What is the terrible calamity!
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فهو في عيشة راضية
He shall live a pleasant life.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
وأما من خفت موازينه
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فأمه هاوية
His abode shall be the abyss.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what will make you know what it is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
نار حامية
A burning fire.
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ