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101. Surah Al-Qari'ah, English Translation

The Calamity

Read the complete Surah Al-Qari'ah with its English translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
101:1
القارعة ١
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ١
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
١
The Striking Disaster!
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101:2
ما القارعة ٢
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٢
مَا
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
٢
What is the Striking Disaster?
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101:3
وما ادراك ما القارعة ٣
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣
وَمَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
٣
And what will make you realize what the Striking Disaster is?
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101:4
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث ٤
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ٤
يَوۡمَ
يَكُونُ
ٱلنَّاسُ
كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ
ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
٤
˹It is˺ the Day people will be like scattered moths,
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101:5
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش ٥
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ٥
وَتَكُونُ
ٱلۡجِبَالُ
كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
٥
and the mountains will be like carded wool.
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101:6
فاما من ثقلت موازينه ٦
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦
فَأَمَّا
مَن
ثَقُلَتۡ
مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
٦
So as for those whose scale is heavy ˹with good deeds˺,
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101:7
فهو في عيشة راضية ٧
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ٧
فَهُوَ
فِي
عِيشَةٖ
رَّاضِيَةٖ
٧
they will be in a life of bliss.
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101:8
واما من خفت موازينه ٨
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨
وَأَمَّا
مَنۡ
خَفَّتۡ
مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
٨
And as for those whose scale is light,
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101:9
فامه هاوية ٩
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ ٩
فَأُمُّهُۥ
هَاوِيَةٞ
٩
their home will be the abyss.
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101:10
وما ادراك ما هيه ١٠
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠
وَمَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
هِيَهۡ
١٠
And what will make you realize what that is?
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101:11
نار حامية ١١
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ١١
نَارٌ
حَامِيَةُۢ
١١
˹It is˺ a scorching Fire.
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