AL QARIA`H (THE TERRIFYING EVENT)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 11 verses – 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | الْقَارِعَةُ |
| The event that terrifies the hearts! | |
| 2 | مَا الْقَارِعَةُ |
| What is the event that terrifies the hearts? | |
| 3 | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ |
| And what have you understood, what the event that terrifies the hearts is! | |
| 4 | يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ |
| The day when men will be like scattered moths. | |
| 5 | وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ |
| And mountains will be like flying wool. | |
| 6 | فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ |
| So for one whose scales prove heavy, | |
| 7 | فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ |
| He is therefore in the desired bliss. | |
| 8 | وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ |
| And for one whose scales prove light, | |
| 9 | فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ |
| He is in the lap of one that abases. | |
| 10 | وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ |
| And what have you understood, what the one that abases is! | |
| 11 | نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ |
| A flaming fire! | |