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Sūrah 101 · 11 verses · Meccan

Al-Qaari'a

القارعة

The Calamity

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    The Striking Calamity!

  2. مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    What is the Striking Calamity?

  3. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    How do you know what the Striking Calamity is?

  4. يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

    On that Day people will be like scattered moths[1],

  5. وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

    and the mountains will be like carded wool[1].

  6. فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

    Then the one whose scales of good deeds are heavy,

  7. فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

    will have a pleasant life[1].

  8. وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

    But the one whose scales of good deeds are light,

  9. فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

    his abode will be the abyss[1].

  10. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    And how do you know what it is?

  11. نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

    It is a Blazing Fire.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.20, 2026-10-20. QuranEnc.com

11 verses

Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net