Surah Al-Qaria, Ayah 2 (101:2)
مَا الۡقَارِعَةُ ۚ ٢
English translation (Pickthall)
What is the Calamity?
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اَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ اِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِى الۡقُبُوۡرِۙ ٩
100:9Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى الصُّدُوۡرِۙ ١٠
100:10And the secrets of the breasts are made known,
اِنَّ رَبَّهُمۡ بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ لَّخَبِيۡرٌ ١١
100:11On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.
اَلۡقَارِعَةُۙ ١
101:1The Calamity!
مَا الۡقَارِعَةُ ۚ ٢
101:2What is the Calamity?
وَمَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮكَ مَا الۡقَارِعَةُؕ ٣
101:3Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
يَوۡمَ يَكُوۡنُ النَّاسُ كَالۡفَرَاشِ الۡمَبۡثُوۡثِۙ ٤
101:4A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
وَتَكُوۡنُ الۡجِبَالُ كَالۡعِهۡنِ الۡمَنۡفُوۡشِؕ ٥
101:5And the mountains will become as carded wool.
فَاَمَّا مَنۡ ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَازِيۡنُهٗۙ ٦
101:6Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
فَهُوَ فِىۡ عِيۡشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍؕ ٧
101:7He will live a pleasant life.
وَاَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَازِيۡنُهٗۙ ٨
101:8But as for him whose scales are light,
فَاُمُّهٗ هَاوِيَةٌؕ ٩
101:9The bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
وَمَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮكَ مَا هِيَهۡؕ ١٠
101:10Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ ١١
101:11Raging Fire.
اَلۡهٰٮكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُۙ ١
102:1Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
حَتّٰى زُرۡتُمُ الۡمَقَابِرَؕ ٢
102:2Until ye come to the graves.
كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَۙ ٣
102:3Nay, but ye will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَؕ ٤
102:4Nay, but ye will come to know!
كَلَّا لَوۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ عِلۡمَ الۡيَقِيۡنِؕ ٥
102:5Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
لَتَرَوُنَّ الۡجَحِيۡمَۙ ٦
102:6For ye will behold hell-fire.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيۡنَ الۡيَقِيۡنِۙ ٧
102:7Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
ثُمَّ لَـتُسۡـَٔـلُنَّ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيۡمِ ٨
102:8Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
