ٱلْقَارِعَةُ١

The Calamity!

AlqariAAa

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٢

What is the Calamity?

Ma alqariAAa

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٣

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

Wama adraka ma alqariAAa

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ٤

A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ٥

And the mountains will become as carded wool.

Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٦

Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),

Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ٧

He will live a pleasant life.

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٨

But as for him whose scales are light,

Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ٩

A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

Faommuhu hawiya

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ١٠

Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -

Wama adraka ma hiya

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ١١

Raging Fire.

Narun hamiya