Surah The Calamity [Al-Qaria] in English

Surah The Calamity [Al-Qaria] Ayah 11 Location Maccah Number 101

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

The Catastrophe!

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾

What is the Catastrophe?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾

What will show you what is the Catastrophe?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾

[It is] the day when mankind will be like scattered moths

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾

and the mountains like carded wool.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٦﴾

As for him, whose deeds weigh heavy in the scales,

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ﴿٧﴾

he will have a pleasing life.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

But as for him, whose deeds weigh light in the scales,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ ﴿٩﴾

his home will be the Abyss.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ﴿١٠﴾

And what will show you what it is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ﴿١١﴾

It is a scorching fire!