بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ١
Al qaari'ah
The Striking Calamity -
مَاٱلْقَارِعَةُ٢
Mal qaariah
What is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآأَدْرَىٰكَمَاٱلْقَارِعَةُ٣
Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
يَوْمَيَكُونُٱلنَّاسُكَٱلْفَرَاشِٱلْمَبْثُوثِ٤
Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
وَتَكُونُٱلْجِبَالُكَٱلْعِهْنِٱلْمَنفُوشِ٥
Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
فَأَمَّامَنثَقُلَتْمَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٦
Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَهُوَفِىعِيشَةٍۢرَّاضِيَةٍۢ٧
Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah
He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّامَنْخَفَّتْمَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٨
Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh
But as for one whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥهَاوِيَةٌۭ٩
Fa-ummuhu haawiyah
His refuge will be an abyss.
وَمَآأَدْرَىٰكَمَاهِيَهْ١٠
Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah
And what can make you know what that is?
نَارٌحَامِيَةٌۢ١١
Naarun hamiyah
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Surah Al-Qaari'a (Arabic: سُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ) is the 101th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 11 verses and was revealed in Meccan.
This page provides the complete Surah Al-Qaari'a in Arabic Uthmani script, clear English transliteration for pronunciation guidance, Saheeh International English translation, and interactive word-by-word audio recitation.
The English name translation of Surah Al-Qaari'a is "The Calamity".
Surah Al-Qaari'a is a Meccan surah.
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