Al-Qari'ah

Al-Qari'ah 101:1

ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ

The Calamity!

Al-Qari'ah 101:2

مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ

What is the Calamity?

Al-Qari'ah 101:3

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

Al-Qari'ah 101:4

يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ

A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

Al-Qari'ah 101:5

وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ

And the mountains will become as carded wool.

Al-Qari'ah 101:6

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),

Al-Qari'ah 101:7

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ

He will live a pleasant life.

Al-Qari'ah 101:8

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

But as for him whose scales are light,

Al-Qari'ah 101:9

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ

A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

Al-Qari'ah 101:10

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ

Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -

Al-Qari'ah 101:11

نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ

Raging Fire.