Al-Qaari'a

Al qaari'ah

OH, the sudden calamity!

Mal qaariah

How awesome the sudden calamity!

Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah

And what could make thee conceive what that sudden calamity will be?

Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth

[It will occur] on the Day when men will be like moths swarming in confusion,

Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh

and the mountains will be like fluffy tufts of wool....

Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh

And then, he whose weight [of good deeds] is heavy in the balance

Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah

shall find himself in a happy' state of life;

Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

whereas he whose weight is light in the balance

Fa-ummuhu haawiyah

shall be engulfed by an abyss.

Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah

And what could make thee conceive what that [abyss] will be?

Naarun hamiyah

A fire hotly burning!