Surah Al-Qaria - English Translation by Ali Unal
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
The sudden, mighty strike
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 1
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
What is the sudden, mighty strike
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 2
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
What enables you to perceive what the sudden, mighty strike is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 3
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
The day (when it occurs) humans will be like moths scattered about
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 4
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 5
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
And then, the one whose scales are heavy (with faith and good deeds)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 6
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
He will be in a life of contentment
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Whereas the one whose scales are light (as devoid of faith and accepted good deeds)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 8
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
He will have his home in a bottomless pit
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 9
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
What enables you to perceive what it is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 10
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
It is a fire burning fiercely
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 11