ٱلْقَارِعَةُ 101:1
AlqariAAa
The Calamity!
Surah Qariah — The Calamity
Also spelled Surah Al Qariah.
Surah Al-Qari'ah at a glance
- How many verses does Surah Al-Qari'ah have?
- Surah Al-Qari'ah has 11 verses (ayat).
- Which juz is Surah Al-Qari'ah in?
- Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
- Was Surah Al-Qari'ah revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
- It was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Meccan (Makki) surah.
- What does Al-Qari'ah mean?
- Al-Qari'ah means “The Calamity”. In Arabic it is written القارعة.
- Where is Surah Al-Qari'ah in the Quran?
- It is chapter 101 of 114. Page 600 of the standard 604-page mushaf.
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ 101:2
Ma alqariAAa
What is the Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ 101:3
Wama adraka ma alqariAAa
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ 101:4
Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ 101:5
Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ 101:6
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ 101:7
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya
He will live a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ 101:8
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh
But as for him whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ 101:9
Faommuhu hawiya
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ 101:10
Wama adraka ma hiya
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ 101:11
Narun hamiya
Raging Fire.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.