Surah Al Qariah With English Translations

اَلْقَارِعَةُ(1)

The Striking Calamity - (1)

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ(2)

What is the Striking Calamity? (2)

وَ مَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُﭤ(3)

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity? (3)

یَوْمَ یَكُوْنُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوْثِ(4)

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed, (4)

وَ تَكُوْنُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوْشِﭤ(5)

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up. (5)

فَاَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِیْنُهٗ(6)

Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds], (6)

فَهُوَ فِیْ عِیْشَةٍ رَّاضِیَةٍﭤ(7)

He will be in a pleasant life. (7)

وَ اَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِیْنُهٗ(8)

But as for one whose scales are light, (8)

فَاُمُّهٗ هَاوِیَةٌﭤ(9)

His refuge will be the Fire. (9)

وَ مَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ مَاهِیَهْﭤ(10)

And what can make you know what that is? (10)

نَارٌ حَامِیَةٌ(11)

It is a scorching Fire. (11)