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Surah Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour )

English - Yusuf Ali

Surah Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) - Aya count 11

ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ﰀ ﴿١﴾

The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:

مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ﰁ ﴿٢﴾

What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ ﰂ ﴿٣﴾

And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?

يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ ﰃ ﴿٤﴾

(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ ﰄ ﴿٥﴾

And the mountains will be like carded wool.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﰅ ﴿٦﴾

Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ ﰆ ﴿٧﴾

Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﰇ ﴿٨﴾

But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ ﰈ ﴿٩﴾

Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ ﰉ ﴿١٠﴾

And what will explain to thee what this is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ ﰊ ﴿١١﴾

(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!