101 · Meccan · 11 verses
The Calamity
القارعة
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ١
The Striking Calamity
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ٢
What is the Striking Calamity
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ٣
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ ٤
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ ٥
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds]
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ ٧
He will be in a pleasant life
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨
But as for one whose scales are light
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ ٩
His refuge will be an abyss
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ ١٠
And what can make you know what that is
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ ١١
It is a Fire, intensely hot
English translation: Saheeh International. Qur'an text: King Fahd Complex (via the Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia). Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Word by word: Quran.com. Audio: EveryAyah.com.