Chapter 101, 11 verses
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
AlqariAAatu
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
Ma alqariAAatu
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
Faommuhu hawiyatun
And what will explain to thee what this is?
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
Wama adraka ma hiyah
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية
Narun hamiyatun