101:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Al qaari'ah
OH, the sudden calamity!
QUR’AN · SURAH 101
Al-Qaari'a
The Calamity · undefined verses · Meccan
Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
101:2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Mal qaariah
How awesome the sudden calamity!
101:3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah
And what could make thee conceive what that sudden calamity will be?
101:4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth
[It will occur] on the Day when men will be like moths swarming in confusion,
101:5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh
and the mountains will be like fluffy tufts of wool....
101:6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh
And then, he whose weight [of good deeds] is heavy in the balance
101:7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ
Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah
shall find himself in a happy' state of life;
101:8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh
whereas he whose weight is light in the balance
101:9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ
Fa-ummuhu haawiyah
shall be engulfed by an abyss.
101:10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah
And what could make thee conceive what that [abyss] will be?
101:11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
Naarun hamiyah
A fire hotly burning!
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Qur’an 101:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
OH, the sudden calamity!
Qur’an 101:2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
How awesome the sudden calamity!
Qur’an 101:3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what could make thee conceive what that sudden calamity will be?
Qur’an 101:4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
[It will occur] on the Day when men will be like moths swarming in confusion,
Qur’an 101:5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
and the mountains will be like fluffy tufts of wool....
Qur’an 101:6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
And then, he whose weight [of good deeds] is heavy in the balance
Qur’an 101:7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ
shall find himself in a happy' state of life;
Qur’an 101:8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
whereas he whose weight is light in the balance
Qur’an 101:9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ
shall be engulfed by an abyss.
Qur’an 101:10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what could make thee conceive what that [abyss] will be?
Qur’an 101:11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
A fire hotly burning!