# Surah Al-Qari'ah (القارعة)

Surah Al-Qari'ah (القارعة, "The Calamity") is chapter 101 of the Quran and contains 11 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 30th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, on pages 600–600 of the standard mushaf, divided into 1 rukus.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Chapter number | 101 |
| Verses | 11 |
| Revealed | Meccan |
| Revelation order | 30 |
| Juz | 30 |
| Rukus | 1 |
| Pages | 600–600 |

## Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

**101:1** ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

> The Calamity!

**101:2** مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

> What is the Calamity?

**101:3** وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

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

**101:4** يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

> A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

**101:5** وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

> And the mountains will become as carded wool.

**101:6** فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

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

**101:7** فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

> He will live a pleasant life.

**101:8** وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

> But as for him whose scales are light,

**101:9** فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

> A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

**101:10** وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

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

**101:11** نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

> Raging Fire.


## Source

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani v1.1), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, https://tanzil.net
Translation: Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall, public domain.
Canonical page: https://quranonlineread.com/quran/al-qariah/
Cite as: Quran 101:{verse}, Surah Al-Qari'ah.