Surah Al-Qari'ah word by word: meaning and pronunciation

الْقَارِعَةُ ١ ▶

1. The Striking Calamity -

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ٢ ▶

2. What is the Striking Calamity?

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ٣ ▶

3. And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

Roots in this verse: د ر ي

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ ٤ ▶

4. It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

Roots in this verse: ي و م ك و ن أ ن س

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ ٥ ▶

5. And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

Roots in this verse: ك و ن ج ب ل

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ٦ ▶

6. Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

Roots in this verse: ث ق ل و ز ن

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٧ ▶

7. He will be in a pleasant life.

Roots in this verse: ر ض و

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ٨ ▶

8. But as for one whose scales are light,

Roots in this verse: خ ف ف و ز ن

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ٩ ▶

9. His refuge will be an abyss.

Roots in this verse: أ م م ه و ي

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠ ▶

10. And what can make you know what that is?

Roots in this verse: د ر ي

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ ١١ ▶

11. It is a Fire, intensely hot.

Roots in this verse: ن و ر