Al-Qari'ah

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ١

AlqariAAa

The Striking Calamity -

The Striking Event!

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٢

Ma alqariAAa

What is the Striking Calamity?

What is the Striking Event?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٣

Wama adraka ma alqariAAa

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

And what may let you know what the Striking Event is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ٤

Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

(It will happen) on a day when people will be like scattered moths,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ٥

Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

and the mountains will be like carded wool.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٦

Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh

Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

Then, as for him whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy,

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ٧

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya

He will be in a pleasant life.

he will be in a happy life.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٨

Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh

But as for one whose scales are light,

But he whose scales are light,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ٩

Faommuhu hawiya

His refuge will be an abyss.

-his abode will be Abyss.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ١٠

Wama adraka ma hiya

And what can make you know what that is?

And what may let you know what that (Abyss) is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ١١

Narun hamiya

It is a Fire, intensely hot.

A blazing Fire!