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القَارِعَة

Ali Quli Qara'i

Surah 101. The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity (al-Qari`ah)

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1 The Calamity
101:1 ›
الْقَارِعَةُ
Ali Quli Qara'i
The Catastrophe
AlqariAAatu
101:2 ›
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
Ali Quli Qara'i
What is the Catastrophe
Ma alqariAAatu
101:3 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
Ali Quli Qara'i
What will show you what is the Catastrophe
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
101:4 ›
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
Ali Quli Qara'i
The day mankind will be like scattered moths
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
101:5 ›
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ
Ali Quli Qara'i
and the mountains will be like carded wool
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
101:6 ›
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
Ali Quli Qara'i
As for him whose deeds weigh heavy in the scales
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
101:7 ›
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Ali Quli Qara'i
he will have a pleasing life
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
101:8 ›
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
Ali Quli Qara'i
But as for him whose deeds weigh light in the scales
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
101:9 ›
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
Ali Quli Qara'i
his home will be the Abyss
Faommuhu hawiyatun
101:10 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ
Ali Quli Qara'i
And what will show you what it is
Wama adraka ma hiyah
101:11 ›
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
Ali Quli Qara'i
It is a scorching fire
Narun hamiyatun
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Surah
The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity
Verses
11
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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