Surah Al-Qaria - English Translation by John Medows Rodwell
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
THE BLOW
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 1
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
what is the Blow
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 2
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
Who shall teach thee what the Blow is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 3
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
The Day when men shall be like scattered moths
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 4
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains shall be like flocks of carded wool
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 5
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as to him whose balances are heavy
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 6
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
his shall be a life that shall please him well
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
And as to him whose balances are light
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 8
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
his dwelling-place shall be the pit
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 9
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
And who shall teach thee what the pit (El-Hawiya) is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 10
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
A raging fire
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 11