القارعة

The catastrophe*!

The catastrophe (El'Qaariä')*!

What is the catastrophe?

What (Maa) is the catastrophe (El'Qaariä')?

And what will make you know what is the catastrophe?

And (Wa) what (Maa) will make you (s) know (Ad'raa-ka) what (Maa) is the catastrophe (El'Qaariä')?

The day the people will be like dispersed butterflies,

The day (Yaw'ma) the people (En'Naasu) will be (Yakuunu) like (Ka) dispersed (Mab'thuuth) butterflies (El'Faraashi),

and the mountains will be like a ruffled wool.

and (Wa) the mountains (El'Jibaalu) will be like (Ka) a ruffled (fluffy) (El'Manfuush) wool (El'Eh'ni).

Then as for one whose scales are heavy

Then (Fa) as for (Ammaa) one (Man) whose scales (Mawaaziinu-hu) are heavy (Thaqulat')

thence he will be in a pleasant life.

thence (Fa) he (Huwa) will be in (Fii) a pleasant (Raadiya') life (Eeshatin).

But as for one whose scales are light,

But (Wa) as for (Ammaa) one (Man) whose scales (Mawaaziinu-hu) are light (Khaffat'),

thence his abode will be an abyss.

thence (Fa) his abode (inception) (Ummu-hu) will be an abyss (Haawiya').

And what will make you know what it is?

And (Wa) what (Maa) will make you know (Ad'raa-ka) what (Maa) it is (Hiya')?

It is a heated fire.

It is a heated (Haamiya') fire (Naarun).