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101. Al-Qari'ah

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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

The Calamity!

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What is the Calamity?

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!

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A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths

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And the mountains will become as carded wool.

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

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He will live a pleasant life.

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But as for him whose scales are light,

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The Bereft and Hungry One will be his mother.

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Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is!—

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Raging fire.

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Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). Text of the 1930 edition, transcribed by Wikisource contributors; remaining pages read by OCR from the Wikimedia Commons scan. · Source ↗

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