Surah Al-Qari'ah القارعة

The Calamity · Chapter 101 · 11 verses · Meccan

Translation: Saheeh International

1. ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

   101:1 The Striking Calamity -

2. مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

   101:2 What is the Striking Calamity?

3. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

   101:3 And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

4. يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

   101:4 It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

5. وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

   101:5 And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

6. فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

   101:6 Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

7. فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

   101:7 He will be in a pleasant life.

8. وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

   101:8 But as for one whose scales are light,

9. فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

   101:9 His refuge will be an abyss.

10. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    101:10 And what can make you know what that is?

11. نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

    101:11 It is a Fire, intensely hot.