101. Al-Qari‘ah

Surah 101

القَارعَة Al-Qari‘ah

The Calamity · Meccan · 11 ayahs

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ١

    The Striking Calamity -

  2. مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ٢

    What is the Striking Calamity?

  3. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ٣

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

  4. يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ ٤

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

  5. وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ ٥

    And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

  6. فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦

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

  7. فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ ٧

    He will be in a pleasant life.

  8. وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨

    But as for one whose scales are light,

  9. فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ ٩

    His refuge will be an abyss.

  10. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ ١٠

    And what can make you know what that is?

  11. نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ ١١

    It is a Fire, intensely hot.

Translation: Sahih International, via Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.