The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْقَارِعَةُ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
Chapter 101, 11 verses
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
AlqariAAatu
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْقَارِعَةُ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Ma alqariAAatu
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
What is the striking (Hour)?
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what will make you know what it is?
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
Narun hamiyatun
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!