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The Qur’an · Translated by Marmaduke Pickthall

Surah 101. Al-Qaria (The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster) [Makka]

Surah 101. Al-Qaria (The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster) [Makka]

101:1 The Calamity!

101:2 What is the Calamity?

101:3 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

101:4 A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

101:5 And the mountains will become as carded wool.

101:6 Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),

101:7 He will live a pleasant life.

101:8 But as for him whose scales are light,

101:9 A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,

101:10 Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -

101:11 Raging Fire.

Translated by Marmaduke Pickthall. Digital source: Project Gutenberg, ebook 16955. This reading text follows the edition used in our interactive reader.