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Surah 101Meccan11 ayahs

Surah Al-Qari'ah

القارعة

The Calamity

About Surah Al-Qari'ah

Chapter
101 of 114
Verses
11
Revelation
Meccan
Revelation order
30

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Ayah 1 of 11
101:1

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

AlqariAAa

The Striking Calamity -

101:2

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Ma alqariAAa

What is the Striking Calamity?

101:3

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Wama adraka ma alqariAAa

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

101:4

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,1

101:5

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.1

101:6

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh

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

101:7

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya

He will be in a pleasant life.

101:8

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh

But as for one whose scales are light,

101:9

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

Faommuhu hawiya

His refuge1 will be an abyss.2

101:10

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Wama adraka ma hiya

And what can make you know what that is?

101:11

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Narun hamiya

It is a Fire, intensely hot.