Al-Qaari'a

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Transliteration: AlqariAAatu

The Striking Calamity

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Transliteration: Ma alqariAAatu

What is the Striking Calamity

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Transliteration: Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

Transliteration: Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

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

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

Transliteration: Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Transliteration: Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

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

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

Transliteration: Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

He will be in a pleasant life

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Transliteration: Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

But as for one whose scales are light

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

Transliteration: Faommuhu hawiyatun

His refuge will be an abyss

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Transliteration: Wama adraka ma hiyah

And what can make you know what that is

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Transliteration: Narun hamiyatun

It is a Fire, intensely hot