القارعة Al-Qari'ah · The Calamity

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

   The Calamity!

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   مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

   What is the Calamity?

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   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

   Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

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   يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

   A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

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   وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

   And the mountains will become as carded wool.

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   فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

   Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),

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   فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

   He will live a pleasant life.

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   وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

   But as for him whose scales are light,

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   فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

   A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

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    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -

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    نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

    Raging Fire.