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Chapter 101
Surah Al-Qāri`ah
- سورة القارعة
(The Striking Hour)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

101:1
Transliteration
AlqariAAa
Sahih International
The Striking Calamity -
Pickthall
The Calamity!
Yusuf Ali
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
101:2
Transliteration
Ma alqariAAa
Sahih International
What is the Striking Calamity?
Pickthall
What is the Calamity?
Yusuf Ali
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
101:3
Transliteration
Wama adraka ma alqariAAa
Sahih International
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
Pickthall
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
Yusuf Ali
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
101:4
Transliteration
Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth
Sahih International
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
Pickthall
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
Yusuf Ali
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
101:5
Transliteration
Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh
Sahih International
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
Pickthall
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
Yusuf Ali
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
101:6
Transliteration
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh
Sahih International
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
Pickthall
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
Yusuf Ali
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
101:7
Transliteration
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya
Sahih International
He will be in a pleasant life.
Pickthall
He will live a pleasant life.
Yusuf Ali
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
101:8
Transliteration
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh
Sahih International
But as for one whose scales are light,
Pickthall
But as for him whose scales are light,
Yusuf Ali
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-
101:9
Transliteration
Faommuhu hawiya
Sahih International
His refuge will be an abyss.
Pickthall
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
Yusuf Ali
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
101:10
Transliteration
Wama adraka ma hiya
Sahih International
And what can make you know what that is?
Pickthall
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
Yusuf Ali
And what will explain to thee what this is?
101:11
Transliteration
Narun hamiya
Sahih International
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Pickthall
Raging Fire.
Yusuf Ali
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!