Al-Qāri‘ahالقارعة
Muṣḥaf order 101
Cairo 1924 order #30 Meccan
Verses 11 (Ḥafṣ)
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ١
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The Calamity!
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣
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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ٤
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A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ٥
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And the mountains will become as carded wool.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦
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Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٧
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He will live a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨
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But as for him whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ ٩
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A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠
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Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -