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Al-Qari'ah
القارعة
The Calamity • 11 Ayahs
1
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
AlqariAAa
The Striking Calamity -
2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Ma alqariAAa
What is the Striking Calamity?
3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Wama adraka ma alqariAAa
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,1
5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.1
6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya
He will be in a pleasant life.
8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh
But as for one whose scales are light,
9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
Faommuhu hawiya
His refuge1 will be an abyss.2
10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
Wama adraka ma hiya
And what can make you know what that is?
11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
Narun hamiya
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Translation: Sahih International