Surah Al-Qari'ah: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Transliteration al-qāriʿatu

English The Striking Calamity -

1. ٱلْقَارِعَةُal-qāriʿatuThe Striking Calamity

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Transliteration mā l-qāriʿatu

English What is the Striking Calamity?

1. مَاmāWhat
2. ٱلْقَارِعَةُl-qāriʿatu(is) the Striking Calamity

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā l-qāriʿatu

English And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākawill make you know
3. مَاmāwhat
4. ٱلْقَارِعَةُl-qāriʿatu(is) the Striking Calamity

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

Transliteration yawma yakūnu l-nāsu kal-farāshi l-mabthūthi

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

1. يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
2. يَكُونُyakūnuwill be
3. ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe mankind
4. كَٱلْفَرَاشِkal-farāshilike moths
5. ٱلْمَبْثُوثِl-mabthūthiscattered

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

Transliteration watakūnu l-jibālu kal-ʿih'ni l-manfūshi

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

1. وَتَكُونُwatakūnuAnd will be
2. ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
3. كَٱلْعِهْنِkal-ʿih'nilike wool
4. ٱلْمَنفُوشِl-manfūshifluffed up

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Transliteration fa-ammā man thaqulat mawāzīnuhu

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

1. فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
2. مَنman(him) whose
3. ثَقُلَتْthaqulat(are) heavy
4. مَوَٰزِينُهُۥmawāzīnuhuhis scales

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

Transliteration fahuwa fī ʿīshatin rāḍiyatin

English He will be in a pleasant life.

1. فَهُوَfahuwaThen he
2. فِىfī(will be) in
3. عِيشَةٍۢʿīshatina life
4. رَّاضِيَةٍۢrāḍiyatinpleasant

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Transliteration wa-ammā man khaffat mawāzīnuhu

English But as for one whose scales are light,

1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
2. مَنْman(him) whose
3. خَفَّتْkhaffat(are) light
4. مَوَٰزِينُهُۥmawāzīnuhuhis scales

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ

Transliteration fa-ummuhu hāwiyatun

English His refuge will be an abyss.

1. فَأُمُّهُۥfa-ummuhuHis abode
2. هَاوِيَةٌۭhāwiyatun(will be the) Pit

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā hiyah

English And what can make you know what that is?

1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākawill make you know
3. مَاmāwhat
4. هِيَهْhiyahit is

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

Transliteration nārun ḥāmiyatun

English It is a Fire, intensely hot.

1. نَارٌnārunA Fire
2. حَامِيَةٌۢḥāmiyatunintensely hot