Al-Qari'ah

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Al qaari'ah

The striking calamity!

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Mal qaariah

What is the striking calamity?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah

And what will make you realise what the striking calamity is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth

A Day the people would be like the scattered moths

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh

And the mountains would be like the loosened wool

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh

Then as for one whose scale is heavy

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah

So, he would be in a pleasant life

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

And as for one whose scale is light

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

Fa-ummuhu haawiyah

So, Hell (would be like) his mother

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah

And what will make you realise what it is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Naarun hamiyah

A scorching Fire