Al-Qari'ah

Translation:

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
الْقَارِعَةُ
The Catastrophe!
101:1
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Catastrophe?
101:2
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
What will show you what is the Catastrophe?
101:3
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
[It is] the day when mankind will be like scattered moths
101:4
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ
and the mountains like carded wool.
101:5
فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
As for him, whose deeds weigh heavy in the scales,
101:6
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ
he will have a pleasing life.
101:7
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
But as for him, whose deeds weigh light in the scales,
101:8
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
his home will be the Abyss.
101:9
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what will show you what it is?
101:10
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
It is a scorching fire!
101:11