الْقَارِعَةُ

Al qaari'ah

THE STARTLING CALAMITY.

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 1

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

Mal qaariah

What is the startling calamity?

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 2

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah

How will you comprehend what the startling calamity is? --

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 3

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth

A Day on which human beings would be like so many scattered moths,

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 4

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ

Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh

The mountains like the tufts of carded wool.

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 5

فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh

Then he whose deeds shall weigh heavier in the scale

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 6

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ

Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah

Will have a tranquil life;

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 7

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

But he whose deeds are lighter in the balance

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 8

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

Fa-ummuhu haawiyah

Will have the Abyss for abode.

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 9

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah

How will you comprehend what that is?

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 10

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

Naarun hamiyah

It is the scorching fire.

Surah Number : 101 , Ayat Number : 11