The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity — Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Calamity

الْقَارِعَةُ

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مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

What is the Calamity

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is

Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

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A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moth

Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ

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And the mountains will become as carded wool

Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works)

Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

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He will live a pleasant life

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

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But as for him whose scales are light

Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

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A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother

Faommuhu hawiyatun

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is!

Wama adraka ma hiyah

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Narun hamiyatun

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