Surah Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour )

English - Yusuf Ali

Surah Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) - Aya count 11

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾

What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾

And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾

(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾

And the mountains will be like carded wool.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٦﴾

Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ﴿٧﴾

Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ ﴿٩﴾

Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ﴿١٠﴾

And what will explain to thee what this is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ﴿١١﴾

(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!