سُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ
Surah Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Qari'ah is the 101st surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Calamity”. It has 11 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 101 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | القارعة |
| English meaning | The Calamity |
| Number of ayahs | 11 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 30 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 600 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
Read Surah Al-Qari'ah in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾
Al qaari'ah
The Calamity!
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾
Mal qaariah
What is the Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾
Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾
Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾
Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٦﴾
Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ﴿٧﴾
Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah
He will live a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ﴿٨﴾
Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh
But as for him whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ ﴿٩﴾
Fa-ummuhu haawiyah
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ﴿١٠﴾
Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ﴿١١﴾
Naarun hamiyah
Raging Fire.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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