Surah Al-Qaria - English Translation by Dr Kamal Omar
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
Al-Qariah (The great Calamity)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 1
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
What is the great Calamity
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 2
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
And what made you realise what is the great Calamity
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 3
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
The Day mankind becomes like moths scattered about
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 4
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains become like wool, fully carded
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 5
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for that: whose weights (of good deeds) became heavy —
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 6
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
so he will be in happy life in complete agreement (of the Will of God)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
And as for that: whose weights (of good deeds) became light (and insignificant)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 8
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
then his parent place will be Hawiyah
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 9
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
And what made you realise what it is, that one
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 10
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
(It is the) Fire extremely hot and fiercely blazing
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 11