Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe Calamity!
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Al-Qari'ah · The Calamity
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhat is the Calamity?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAh, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallA day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the mountains will become as carded wool.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe will live a pleasant life.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut as for him whose scales are light,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallA bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAh, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallRaging Fire.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).
