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Al-Qaari'a

سورة القارعة

The Calamity11 آيات مكية

Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْقَارِعَةُ

The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:

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مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?

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وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?

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يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,

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وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ

And the mountains will be like carded wool.

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فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,

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فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ

Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.

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وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-

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فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.

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وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

And what will explain to thee what this is?

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نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!