Translation: Surah Al-Qari'ah (The Striking Hour) سُورَة القارعة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
الْقَارِعَةُ ١
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour: (1)
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ٢
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour? (2)
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ٣
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is? (3)
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ ٤
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about, (4)
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ ٥
And the mountains will be like carded wool. (5)
فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ٦
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy, (6)
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ ٧
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction. (7)
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ٨
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,- (8)
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ٩
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit. (9)
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠
And what will explain to thee what this is? (10)
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ ١١
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely! (11)