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Surah Al-Qaari'a

القارعة

  • 11 ayat · Meccan · The Calamity

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Surah Al-Qaari'a

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

The terrible calamity!

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

What is the terrible calamity!

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

He shall live a pleasant life.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

His abode shall be the abyss.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

And what will make you know what it is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

A burning fire.

About this text

  • Arabic: the Uthmani text of the Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), unaltered. The Bismillah, which the source repeats at the start of each surah, is shown once above it.
  • English translation: M. H. Shakir, as published by the Tanzil Project.
  • The ayah numbering is the common Hafs numbering (6,236 ayat), in which the Bismillah is the first ayah of al-Fatiha. Above every other surah except al-Tawba the Bismillah is shown without a number.
  • These digital texts have not yet been proofread on this site against a printed edition, and no scholar of Fiqh-e-Jafariya has yet confirmed them; copying errors from the source may remain (the Urdu text in particular). Check a printed edition before quoting, and report corrections through the contact page.
  • Editorial status: draft awaiting review by qualified scholars. Report corrections through the contact page.

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