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Surah Al-Qari'ah (undefined)

سُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ

Surah 101 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 11 verses

Also spelled: Qari'ah, Al Qari'ah, AlQari'ah, The Calamity

Surah Al-Qari'ah (undefined) is the 101th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 11 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and Somali translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 101:1

    ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    Al qaari'ah

    Qaaricada (qalbiga garaacda).

  2. 101:2

    مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    Mal qaariah

    Qaarica maxay tahay.

  3. 101:3

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah

    Mase taqaannaa Qaarico.

  4. 101:4

    يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

    Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth

    Waa Maalinta Dadku noqon sida Baalallay.

  5. 101:5

    وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

    Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh

    Buuruhuna ay noqon sida Suuf kala firdhay.

  6. 101:6

    فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

    Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh

    Ruuxiise miisaankiisa (fiican) cuslaado.

  7. 101:7

    فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ

    Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah

    Wuxuu ku noolaan nolol raalli ah.

  8. 101:8

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

    Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

    Ruuxiise uu fududaado Miisaankiisa (fiican).

  9. 101:9

    فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ

    Fa-ummuhu haawiyah

    Wuxuu u hoydaa (Naarta) Haawiya.

  10. 101:10

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah

    Ma taqaannaa Haawiya.

  11. 101:11

    نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

    Naarun hamiyah

    Waa Naar kulayl daran.

About Surah Al-Qari'ah

Al-Qari'ah, the Striking Calamity, names one of the terms for the Day of Judgment and pictures people scattered like moths and mountains like carded wool. It describes the weighing of deeds, where the one whose scales are heavy with good lives in a pleasant life, and the one whose scales are light meets a different end.

Themes: The Striking Calamity, The Day of Judgment, Weighing of deeds, Reward and loss

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: Somali. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.