The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Calamity

الْقَارِعَةُ

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مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

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What is the Clatterer

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

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And what shall teach thee what is the Clatterer

Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

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The day that men shall be like scattered moths

Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ

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and the mountains shall be like plucked wool-tufts

Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

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Then he whose deeds weigh heavy in the Balanc

Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

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shall inherit a pleasing life

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

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but he whose deeds weigh light in the Balanc

Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

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shall plunge in the womb of the Pit

Faommuhu hawiyatun

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

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And what shall teach thee what is the Pit

Wama adraka ma hiyah

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

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Narun hamiyatun

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