الْقَارِعَةُ
The Shocker.
The Shocker · al-Qari'ah · سورة القارعة · 11 ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Shocker?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ
What will explain to you what the Shocker is?
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ
The Day when the people will be like scattered moths.
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like tufted wool.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
As for him whose scales are heavy.
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ
He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
But as for him whose scales are light.
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ
His home is the Abyss.
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ
Do you know what it is?
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
A Raging Fire.