Chapter 101, 11 verses
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Ma alqariAAatu
What is the Calamity ?
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
He will live a pleasant life.
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But as for him whose scales are light,
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
Narun hamiyatun
Raging Fire.