Surah Al Qariah with English translation

Surah Al Qariah with English translation

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

101:1 الْقَارِعَةُ

The Striking Calamity –

101:2 مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

What is the Striking Calamity?

101:3 وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

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

101:4 يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

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

101:5 وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

101:6 فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

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

101:7 فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ

He will be in a pleasant life.

101:8 وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

But as for one whose scales are light,

101:9 فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

His refuge will be an abyss.

101:10 وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

And what can make you know what that is?

101:11 نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

It is a Fire, intensely hot.