Surah 101. Al-Qaari'a — The Calamity
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The English text of surah 101 (Al-Qaari'a, “The Calamity”), 11 verses, from the public-domain translation The Holy Qur'an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1934), shown next to the Arabic original. Read this surah interactively.
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
And what will explain to thee what this is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
(It is) a Fire blazing fiercely!
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ