Al-Qāri‘ah Translation of meanings
Surah 101 · 11 verses · Meccan · Juz 30
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
1
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ١
The Striking Calamity!
2
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ٢
What is the Striking Calamity?
3
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ٣
How do you know what the Striking Calamity is?
4
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ ٤
On that Day people will be like scattered moths[1],
Footnotes
[1] After having been thrown out of their graves.
5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ ٥
and the mountains will be like carded wool[2].
Footnotes
[2] As they disintegrate.
6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦
Then the one whose scales of good deeds are heavy,
7
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةࣲ رَّاضِيَةࣲ ٧
will have a pleasant life[3].
Footnotes
[3] In Paradise.
8
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨
But the one whose scales of good deeds are light,
9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةࣱ ٩
his abode will be the abyss[4].
Footnotes
[4] Hāwiyah: the pit of Hellfire.
10
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ ١٠
And how do you know what it is?
11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ ١١
It is a Blazing Fire.