Surah 101 of 114 · The Striking Calamity · 11 verses
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ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Striker
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مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striker?
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what has made you comprehend what the Striker is?
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يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
The Day when people will be like the scattered, spread‑out fluttering ones.
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وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
and the mountains will become like carded wool.
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فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for the one whose balances have become heavy,
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فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
then he will be in a life of contentment.
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
And as for whoever his measures are light,
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فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
then his mother is a plunging [abyss].
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what has made you realize what it is?
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نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
A blazing fire.
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