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Surah Al-Qari’ah (The Calamity) — Arabic text & English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣
3. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ٤
4. A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ٥
5. And the mountains will become as carded wool.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦
6. Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨
8. But as for him whose scales are light,
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠
10. Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! –
Quran text (Uthmani script) from the Tanzil Project — Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani, Version 1.1), Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. English translation: M. M. Pickthall (public domain), text via Tanzil.net. Tap “Tafsir of this verse” for the tafsir from recognised books, with the source cited.