101:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
کھڑ کھڑانے والی
The Striking Calamity
القارعة — Surah Al-Qaari'a
Surah Al-Qaari'a means “The Calamity”. It is chapter 101 of the Quran and contains 11 ayahs. The chapter is classified as Makki, associated with the period before the Hijrah in this website’s Quran data. This broad classification does not identify a specific occasion of revelation for every verse. Read the Arabic alongside the Urdu and English translation, then listen at your own pace.
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Arabic Text and Translation
101:2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
کھڑ کھڑانے والی کیا ہے؟
What is the Striking Calamity
101:3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
اور تم کیا جانوں کھڑ کھڑانے والی کیا ہے؟
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity
101:4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
(وہ قیامت ہے) جس دن لوگ ایسے ہوں گے جیسے بکھرے ہوئے پتنگے
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed
101:5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
اور پہاڑ ایسے ہو جائیں گے جیسے دھنکی ہوئی رنگ برنگ کی اون
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up
101:6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
تو جس کے (اعمال کے) وزن بھاری نکلیں گے
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds]
101:7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
وہ دل پسند عیش میں ہو گا
He will be in a pleasant life
101:8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
اور جس کے وزن ہلکے نکلیں گے
But as for one whose scales are light
101:9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
اس کا مرجع ہاویہ ہے
His refuge will be an abyss
101:10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
اور تم کیا سمجھے کہ ہاویہ کیا چیز ہے؟
And what can make you know what that is
101:11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
دہکتی ہوئی آگ ہے
It is a Fire, intensely hot
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FAQ
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Qaari'a?
Surah Al-Qaari'a is chapter 101 of the Quran and contains 11 ayahs.
What does Al-Qaari'a mean?
The chapter name is translated as “The Calamity” in the Quran data used on this website.
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