Surah Al-Qaari'a

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ١

The Striking Calamity -

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٢

What is the Striking Calamity?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٣

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

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ٤

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

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ٥

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٦

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

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ٧

He will be in a pleasant life.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٨

But as for one whose scales are light,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ٩

His refuge will be an abyss.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ١٠

And what can make you know what that is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ١١

It is a Fire, intensely hot.