101:001 to 012

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                   101:001 to 012

Verses of the Holy Qor-aan are quoted on this site with the numbers, the first set of three being the number of Soorah (Chapter) followed by the last set of three being the number of the verse. The numbers include بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏ as the verse #1 in every Soorah except the Soorah #9. The original Arabic word is shown first, or in Col #1. The phonetic transliteration in English is shown next, or in Col #2, and is based upon words commonly pronounced like bat, cat, sat → fate, gate, hate → bait, trait → bay, nay, say → be, he, she → bet, pet, wet → bit, fit, sit → cot, dot, rot → boot, hoot, root → bout, rout → but, cut, hut, ultimatum. The English equivalent to the Arabic words (shown first, or in Col #1) are provided next, or in Col #3. Some other alternates in English used in other translations are given last, or in Col #4.

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Chapter # 101                                   Soora-tol-Qaa-ray-auh                                 سُوۡرَةُ القَارعَة

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ

اَلۡقَارِعَةُ ۙ‏ ○ مَا الۡقَارِعَةُ‌ ۚ‏ وَمَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮكَ مَا الۡقَارِعَةُ ؕ‏ ○ يَوۡمَ يَكُوۡنُ النَّاسُ كَالۡفَرَاشِ الۡمَبۡثُوۡثِۙ‏ ○ وَتَكُوۡنُ الۡجِبَالُ كَالۡعِهۡنِ الۡمَنۡفُوۡشِؕ‏ ○ فَاَمَّا مَنۡ ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَازِيۡنُهٗ ۙ‏ ○ فَهُوَ فِىۡ عِيۡشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ؕ‏ ○ وَاَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَازِيۡنُهٗ ۙ‏ ○ فَاُمُّهٗ هَاوِيَةٌ ؕ‏ ○ وَمَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮكَ مَا هِيَهۡ ؕ‏ ○ نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

1. Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem
2. Ul-qaa-ray-auh
3. Mul- qaa-ray-auh
4. Wa-maa-ud-raa-ka-mul-qaa-ray-auh
5. Yao-ma-ya-koo-noon-naa-so-kul-fa-raa-shil-mub-thoo-th
6. Wa-ta-koo-nool-je-baa-lo-kul-eh-nil-mun-foosh
7. Fa-um-maa-mun-tha-qo-lut-ma-waa-zee-no-hoo
8. Fa-ho-wa-fee-ee-sha-tin-raa-dze-ya-tin
9. Wa-um-ma-mun-khuf-fut-ma-waa-zee-no-hoo
10. Fa-oom-mo-hoo-haa-we-yauh
11. Wa-maa-ud-raa-ka-maa-he-yauh
12. Naa-roon-haa-me-yauh

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1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.
2. The great calamity
3. What a great calamity
4. And what (or who) will tell you what the calamity is?
5. On that day the people will be like the moths scattered on floor
6. And mountains will be like the carded wool.
7. So as far as he who made his scales heavy …
8. Then he will be in a pleasant life
9. And as far as he who kept his scales light ..
10. Then his mother will be the Hell.
11. And what (or who) will tell you what that is
12. Raging Fire it is
    

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:001                                            بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ

‏Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.

(Beginning, commencing, starting)

• بِ — B…(is) — With (= This Arabic word literally means ‘with’. Its translation in English is more accurate with ‘with’ than with ‘in’)
• سۡمِ — Ism…(il) — The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
• اللهِ — Laa-h…(ir) — Allah (= The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
• الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n.(ir) — The Most Beneficent (= The One who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum, with no condition, limitation or restriction. Compassionate. Gracious)
• الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-heem — The Most Merciful (= The One who fully, totally and wholly showers mercy, to the maximum, again and again, continually, indefinitely and perpetually like the incoming waves from the oceans)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                        101:002                                                         ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ

Ul-qaa-ray-auh

The great calamity

• ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ   Ul-qaa-ray-auh    The Calamity   (= Big or grand catastrophe, disaster, strikes or striking. Resurrection. Time, hour or day of Judgment)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:003                                                        مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ

Mul- qaa-ray-auh

What a great calamity

• مَا          Ma…(l)             What                 (=All that; whatever; whatsoever)
• ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ   Ul-qaa-ray-auh   The Calamity   (= Big or grand catastrophe, disaster, strikes or striking. Resurrection. Time, hour or day of Judgment)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:004                                             وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَة

Wa-maa-ud-raa-ka-mul-qaa-ray-auh

And what (or who) will tell you what the calamity is?

• وَ          Wa                   And                 (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• مَآ          Maa                 Who / What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever)
• أَدۡرَٮٰ     Ud-raa            Tell                 (= Add to knowledge; clarify; convey; explain; expound; inform; make one realize; make another person aware, comprehend and understand; reveal; show)
• كَ          Ka                    You                (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
• مَا          Ma…(ul)         What  is          (= All that; whatever; whatsoever)
• ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ   Qaa-ray-auh The Calamity (= Big or grand catastrophe, disaster,  strikes or striking. Resurrection. Time, hour or day of Judgment)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:005                          يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ ڪَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ

Yao-ma-ya-koo-noon-naa-so-kul-fa-raa-shil-mub-thoo-th.

On that day the people will be like the moths scattered on floor

• يَوۡمَ — Yao-ma — Day                          (= At that time; period)
• يَكُونُ — Ya-koo-no(on) Would be     (= m., would have been being, happening or occurring)
• ٱلنَّاسُ     Naa-so            The people     (= Folks; human beings; mankind; nation)
• ڪَ       K…(ul)              Like                (= Resembling; similar to)
• لۡفَرَاشِ    Fa-raa-sh..(il) The floored   (= Crushed, dead, fallen flat or scattered on ground)
• ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ    Mub-thoo-th The moths      (= Butterflies; insects)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:006                           وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ ڪَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ

Wa-ta-koo-nool-je-baa-lo-kul-eh-nil-mun-foosh

And mountains will be like the carded wool

• وَ          Wa                   And                 (= Additionally; also; although; but; in addition to; while; yet)
• تَكُونُ      Ta-koo-no(ol) Be                  (= f., It would be or have been happening or occurring)
• ٱلۡجِبَالُ    Je-baa-lo      Mountains       (= pl.,  Hills; peaks)
• ڪَ       K…(ul)              Like                (= Similar to)
• ٱلۡعِهۡنِ      Eh-n…(il)        Wool              (= A/t/a cotton)
• ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ  Mun-foosh      Carded           (= Ginned; thoroughly spun; tufted)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:007                                            فَاَمَّا مَنۡ ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَازِيۡنُهٗ

Fa-um-maa-mun-tha-qo-lut-ma-waa-zee-no-hoo…

So as far as he who made his scales heavy 

• فَ         Fa                    So                      (= Consequently; hence; then; therefore; thus)
• أَمَّا         Um-maa         As far as          (= Pin-pointing to certain item, person, phenomenon or thing)
• مَنۡ         Mun                 He who           (= What; which; whoever)
• ثَقُلَتۡ       Tha-qo-lut      Made heavy   (= v., past., s., 3rd person. Weighed heavy with good deeds)
• مَوَٲزِينُ   Ma-waa-zeeno Scales            (= pl., Measure; Pans of a balance)
• هُ           Hoo                   His                  (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the person who made his scales heavy)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:008                                         فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ۬ رَّاضِيَةٍ۬

Fa-ho-wa-fee-ee-sha-tin-raa-dze-ya-tin

Then he will be in a pleasant life

• فَ         Fa                    So                    (= Consequently; hence; then; therefore; thus)
• هُوَ         Ho-wa            That person   (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the person who made his scales heavy)
• فِىۡ         Fee                  In                     (= 1- Contained inside a duration, time, period, thing or place;2- Concerning; in reference; inside;  regarding; relative to)
• عِيشَةٍ۬     Ee-sha-tin      Life                  (= Life-style; way to live)
• رَّاضِيَةٍ   Raa-dze-ya-tin Pleasant       (= Bliss; happy; joyful; pleasing; rejoicing; of pleasure and satisfaction)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:009                                          وَاَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَازِيۡنُهٗ   

Wa-umma-mun-khuf-fut-ma-waa-zee-no-hoo…

And as far as whoever kept his scales light 

• وَ          Wa                   And                 (= Additionally; also; although; but; in addition to; while; yet)
• أَمَّا         Um-maa        As far as         (= Pin-pointing to certain item, person, phenomenon or thing)
• مَنۡ         Mun               He who           (= What; which; whoever)
• خَفَّتۡ      Khuf-fut        Kept light       (= Kept light; unloaded with good deeds. Read with o23:104)
• مَوَٲزِينُ   Ma-waa-zeeno Scales           (= pl., Pans of a balance)
• هُ           Ho                   His                   (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the person who made his scales light)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101:010                                                         فَأُمُّهُ ۥ هَاوِيَةٌ۬

Fa-oom-mo-hoo-haa-we-yauh

Then his mother will be the Hell

• فَ         Fa                    Then                (= Consequently; hence; so; therefore; thus)
• أُمُّ          Oom-mo           Mother           (= End; final place to come for comfort and rest; nursing mom)
• هُ           Ho                    His                  (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the person who made his scales light)
• هَاوِيَةٌ     Haa-we-yauh    Hell                (= Abyss; bottomless pit; blazing hell; hungry and bereft

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The Holy Qor-aan  101:011                                                                                            وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا هِيَه

Wa-maa-ud-raa-ka-maa-he-yauh

And who will tell you what that is

• وَ          Wa                   And                (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• مَآ          Maa                 Who              (= All that; whatever; whatsoever)
• أَدۡرَٮٰ     Ud-raa            Tell                 (= Add to knowledge; clarify; convey; explain; expound; inform; make one realize; make another person aware, comprehend and understand; reveal; show)
• كَ          Ka                    You                (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
• هِيَه        He-yauh            That               (= pro., s., f., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid fire)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          101: 012                                                            نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ

Naa-roon-haa-me-yauh

Raging Fire it is

• نَارٌ        Naa-roon         Fire                  (= Rapid sustained chemical reaction releasing heat and light)
• حَامِيَةُ     Haa-me-yauh    Raging           (= Aflame; blazing flaming; fire fiercely burning; scorching)