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Surah Al Qariyah Transliteration

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

1. Al qaari’ah
2. Mal qaariah
3. Wa maa adraaka mal qaari’ah
4. Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth
5. Wa ta koonul jibalu kal ‘ihnil manfoosh
6. Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh
7. Fahuwa fee ‘ishatir raadiyah
8. Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh
9. Fa-ummuhu haawiyah
10. Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah
11. Naarun hamiyah

Translation

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

1. The Striking Event!
2. What is the Striking Event?
3. And what may let you know what the Striking Event is?
4. (It will happen) on a day when people will be like scattered moths,
5. and the mountains will be like carded wool.
6. Then, as for him whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy,
7. he will be in a happy life.
8. But he whose scales are light,
9. __his abode will be Abyss.
10. And what may let you know what that (Abyss) is?
11. A blazing Fire!

Human Deeds, Good or Bad, will be Weighed

This Surah mentions the weighing of human deeds. He whose scales are heavy will be led to Paradise, and he whose scales are light will be led to Hell.

We have also explained there that it appears from reconciliation of conflicting narrations and Qur’anic verses that the weighing on Plain of Resurrection will take place twice. The first weighing will be to separate the believers from the non-believers. Anyone whose Book of Deeds is put on the scale and contains the belief (‘Iman) will be heavy, and the scale of anyone whose Ledger of Deeds does not contain ‘Iman will be light. At this stage, the believers will be separated from the non-believers. Weighing on the second time will be to distinguish between good and evil deeds of the believers. The reference, in the present Surah, is probably to the first weighing in which the scale of every believer will be heavy regardless of his other deeds, while the scale of an unbeliever will be light, even though he might have performed some good acts.

It is explained in Mazhari that the Holy Qur’an generally contrasts the unbelievers and righteous believers, when speaking of retribution [ reward or punishment ], because the latter are the perfect believers. As for the believers who have performed righteous as well as unrighteous deeds, the Qur’an is generally silent on the issue. However, the principle may be noted that on the Day of Judgment human deeds will not be counted, but weighed. Fewer good deeds with high degree of faith and sincerity, and in accordance with Sunnah will be heavier than many good deeds – prayers, fasting, charity and pilgrimage with lesser degree of faith and sincerity, or not completely in accordance with Sunnah.