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