Surah Al-Qaria - English Translation by Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
The Smiter
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 1
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
What is the Smiter
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 2
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
And what makes you realize what the Smiter is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 3
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
The Day (whereon) mankind will be like disseminated moths
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 4
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like carded wool tufts
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 5
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then, as for him whose scales weigh heavy, (i.e., with good deeds)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 6
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
So he will be in a satisfied livelihood
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
And, as for him whose scales weigh light, (i.e., with deeds)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 8
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
Then his home is the bottom of Hell (Literally: his mother is tumbling into Hell)
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 9
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
And what makes you realize what it is
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 10
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
(It is) a Fire burning hot
Surah Al-Qaria, Verse 11