Chapter 101, 11 verses
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
The Striking Calamity -
AlqariAAatu
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
What is the Striking Calamity?
Ma alqariAAatu
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
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?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
He will be in a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
But as for one whose scales are light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
His refuge will be an abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will explain to thee what this is?
And what can make you know what that is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Narun hamiyatun
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ