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Surat al-qariah (Judgment Day)

القارعة‎‎

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اَلْقَارِعَةُۙ

al-qāri'ah

THEN STARTLINGCALAMITY.

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ۚ

mal-qāri'ah

Whatisthestartlingcalamity?

وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ۗ

wa mā adrāka mal-qāri'ah

Howwillyoucomprehendwhatthestartlingcalamityis?--

يَوْمَ يَكُوْنُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوْثِۙ

yauma yakụnun-nāsu kal-farāsyil-mabṡụṡ

ADayonwhichhumanbeingswouldbelikesomanyscatteredmoths

وَتَكُوْنُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوْشِۗ

wa takụnul-jibālu kal-'ihnil-manfụsy

Themountainslikethetuftsofcardedwool.

فَاَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهٗۙ

fa ammā man ṡaqulat mawāzīnuh

Thenhewhosedeedsshallweighheavierinthescale

فَهُوَ فِيْ عِيْشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍۗ

fa huwa fī 'īsyatir rāḍiyah

Willhaveatranquillife;

وَاَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِيْنُهٗۙ

wa ammā man khaffat mawāzīnuh

Buthewhosedeedsarelighterinthebalance

فَاُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ۗ

fa ummuhụ hāwiyah

WillhavetheAbyssforabode.

وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا هِيَهْۗ

wa mā adrāka mā hiyah

Howwillyoucomprehendwhatthatis?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

nārun ḥāmiyah

Itisthescorchingfire.