Surah Al-Qaari'a word by word

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Al-Qaari'a (القارعة) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 11 verses, 36 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 36 words to discover, Surah Al-Qaari'a becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Summary

Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Verse 4
Verse 5
Verse 6
Verse 7
Verse 8
Verse 9
Verse 10
Verse 11
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Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 1 word

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

The Striking Calamity -

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ al-qāriʿatu The Striking Calamity

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 2 words

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

What is the Striking Calamity?

مَا mā What

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ l-qāriʿatu (is) the Striking Calamity

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 4 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

وَمَآ wamā And what

أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka will make you know

مَا mā what

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ l-qāriʿatu (is) the Striking Calamity

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 5 words

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day

يَكُونُ yakūnu will be

ٱلنَّاسُ l-nāsu the mankind

كَٱلْفَرَاشِ kal-farāshi like moths

ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ l-mabthūthi scattered

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 4 words

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

وَتَكُونُ watakūnu And will be

ٱلْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains

كَٱلْعِهْنِ kal-ʿih'ni like wool

ٱلْمَنفُوشِ l-manfūshi fluffed up

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 4 words

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

فَأَمَّا fa-ammā Then as for

مَن man (him) whose

ثَقُلَتْ thaqulat (are) heavy

مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ mawāzīnuhu his scales

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 4 words

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ

He will be in a pleasant life.

فَهُوَ fahuwa Then he

فِى fī (will be) in

عِيشَةٍۢ ʿīshatin a life

رَّاضِيَةٍۢ rāḍiyatin pleasant

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 4 words

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

But as for one whose scales are light,

وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for

مَنْ man (him) whose

خَفَّتْ khaffat (are) light

مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ mawāzīnuhu his scales

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 2 words

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ

His refuge will be an abyss.

فَأُمُّهُۥ fa-ummuhu His abode

هَاوِيَةٌۭ hāwiyatun (will be the) Pit

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 4 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

And what can make you know what that is?

وَمَآ wamā And what

أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka will make you know

مَا mā what

هِيَهْ hiyah it is

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Qaari'a: 2 words

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

It is a Fire, intensely hot.

نَارٌ nārun A Fire

حَامِيَةٌۢ ḥāmiyatun intensely hot