Al-Qariah

1. 1

   The Calamity!

   ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

2. 2

   What is the Calamity?

   مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

3. 3

   Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

4. 4

   A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

   يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

5. 5

   And the mountains will become as carded wool.

   وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

6. 6

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

   فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

7. 7

   He will live a pleasant life.

   فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ

8. 8

   But as for him whose scales are light,

   وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

9. 9

   A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

   فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ

10. 10

    Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

11. 11

    Raging Fire.

    نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Arabic text: Tanzil (tanzil.net) · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, QuranicAudio