Surah Al-Qari‘ah — Arabic, meaning & audio

AYAH 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

The Calamity

AYAH 2

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

What is the Calamity

AYAH 3

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is

AYAH 4

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

AYAH 5

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

And the mountains will become as carded wool

AYAH 6

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

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

AYAH 7

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

He will live a pleasant life

AYAH 8

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

But as for him whose scales are light

AYAH 9

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother

AYAH 10

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is

AYAH 11

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Raging Fire