# Sura 101 - The Terrible Calamity

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> 101. al-Qari`ah: The Terrible Calamity
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> 1 The Calamity! 
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> 2 What is the Calamity ? 
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> 3 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is! 
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> 4 A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths 
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> 5 And the mountains will become as carded wool. 
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> 6 Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works), 
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> 7 He will live a pleasant life. 
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> 8 But as for him whose scales are light, 
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> 9 A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother, 
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> 10 Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! - 
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> 11 Raging Fire.
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> — *Sura 101 - The Terrible Calamity*