Surah Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour )

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Surah Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) - Aya count 11

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

The Calamity!

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾

What is the Calamity?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾

And what do you know what the Calamity is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾

On that Day human beings shall be like scattered moths,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾

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

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٦﴾

Then he whose scales weigh heavier

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ﴿٧﴾

shall have a blissful life;

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

but he whose scales weigh lighter,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ ﴿٩﴾

his shall be the deep pit for a dwelling.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ﴿١٠﴾

And what do you know what that is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ﴿١١﴾

A Blazing Fire!