بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْقَارِعَةُ

The Calamity!

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

What is the Calamity?

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

And what do you know what the Calamity is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

On that Day human beings shall be like scattered moths,

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ

and the mountains shall be like fluffs of carded wool in varying colours.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Then he whose scales weigh heavier

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ

shall have a blissful life;

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

but he whose scales weigh lighter,

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

his shall be the deep pit for a dwelling.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

And what do you know what that is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

A Blazing Fire!