وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا
And the earth discharges its burdens[1]
1- See verse 84:4
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وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
And man says,[1] "What is [wrong] with it?" -
1- In terror and amazement.
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا
That Day, it will report its news
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
That Day, the people will depart[1] separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
1- From the place of Judgement to their final abode. Another interpretation is "emerge separately" (from the graves).
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ
So whoever does an atom's weight[1] of good will see it,
1- Or "the weight of a small ant."
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
۞أَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ إِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِي ٱلۡقُبُورِ
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that within the breasts is obtained,[1]
1- i.e., when all secrets are made known.
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّخَبِيرُۢ
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.[1]
1- Fully acquainted and familiar with everything about each one of them.
ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
The Striking Calamity –
مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,[1]
1- The people will be as such after having been expelled from their graves.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ ٱلۡمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.[1]
1- i.e., beginning to disintegrate.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But as for one whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٞ
His refuge[1] will be an abyss.[2]
1- Literally, "mother" (a man's original refuge) , which will envelop him as in an embrace.2- i.e., the pit of Hellfire.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهۡ
And what can make you know what that is?
نَارٌ حَامِيَةُۢ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
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