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القَارِعَة

Bridges

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
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The Shocking Event!
AlqariAAatu
101:2 ›
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
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What is the Shocking Event?
Ma alqariAAatu
101:3 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
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And what can make yousg realize what the Shocking Event is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
101:4 ›
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
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A day when mankind become like scattered moths,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
101:5 ›
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ
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and the mountains become like tufted wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
101:6 ›
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
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So, as for the one whose scales were heavy—
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
101:7 ›
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
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he is in a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
101:8 ›
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
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But as for the one whose scales were light—
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
101:9 ›
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
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his home is an Abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
101:10 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ
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And what can make yousg realize what it is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
101:11 ›
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
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A raging 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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