Surah Al-Qaria - English Translation by Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
The Disaster
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 1
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
What is the Disaster
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 2
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
And what will cause thee to recognize what the Disaster is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 3
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
On a Day humanity will be like dispersed moths
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 4
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
and the mountains will be like plucked wool clusters
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 5
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then, for him whose balance was heavy will be
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 6
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
one whose life is pleasant, well-pleasing
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But he whose balance was made light
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 8
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
his abode of rest will be the pit
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 9
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
What will cause thee to recognize what it is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 10
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
It is a hot fire
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 11