1. Al qaari'ah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Striking Calamity -
The Calamity
1. Al qaari'ah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Striking Calamity -
2. Mal qaariah
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
3. Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
4. Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
5. Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
6. Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
7. Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ
He will be in a pleasant life.
8. Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But as for one whose scales are light,
9. Fa-ummuhu haawiyah
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ
His refuge will be an abyss.
10. Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what can make you know what that is?
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.