بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Striking Calamity -
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ
He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But as for one whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ
His refuge will be an abyss.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what can make you know what that is?
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
About Surah Al-Qaari'a
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qaari'a?
Surah Al-Qaari'a (سُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ) contains 11 verses (ayat).
Is Surah Al-Qaari'a Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Qaari'a is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca.
What does Surah Al-Qaari'a mean in English?
The name 'Al-Qaari'a' means 'The Calamity' in English.
How to recite Surah Al-Qaari'a?
Read the full Arabic text of Surah Al-Qaari'a with transliteration and English translation on this page.
What are the benefits of reading Surah Al-Qaari'a?
Surah Al-Qaari'a is the 101. chapter of the Holy Quran. Regular recitation brings spiritual rewards and closeness to Allah.
