Surah Al-Qari'ah

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ١

The Striking Disaster!

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٢

What is the Striking Disaster?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣

And what will make you realize what the Striking Disaster is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ٤

˹It is˺ the Day people will be like scattered moths,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ٥

and the mountains will be like carded wool.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦

So as for those whose scale is heavy ˹with good deeds˺,

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ٧

they will be in a life of bliss.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨

And as for those whose scale is light,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ ٩

their home will be the abyss.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠

And what will make you realize what that is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ١١

˹It is˺ a scorching Fire.