Ayahs 1–6 · word-by-word grammatical analysis Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Qari‘ah — Part 1 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah Al-Qari‘ah · Ayah 1
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ١
Sentence structure
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ is a defined feminine nominative noun presented independently as the opening title expression.
Ayah summary
Al-Qari'ah is the dreadful event that will shake hearts with terror.
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ — The Striking Calamity
Grammar: A defined feminine nominative noun, presented independently.
2. Surah Al-Qari‘ah · Ayah 2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٢
Sentence structure
مَا is interrogative and ٱلْقَارِعَةُ is nominative; together they form an interrogative nominal expression.
Ayah summary
This question emphasizes the enormity of that dreadful event.
مَا — What is
Grammar: An interrogative noun in a nominal question.
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ — the Striking Calamity
Grammar: A defined feminine nominative noun in the interrogative expression.
3. Surah Al-Qari‘ah · Ayah 3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣
Sentence structure
وَ resumes. First interrogative مَآ is followed by Form IV أَدْرَىٰكَ, whose attached كَ is object. The second مَا introduces the object-question مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ.
Ayah summary
The full horror of that event is beyond human estimation.
وَمَآ — And what
Grammar: وَ resumes and مَآ is interrogative.
أَدْرَىٰكَ — could make you know
Grammar: A Form IV third-person masculine-singular perfect whose subject is the hidden pronoun «هُوَ»; attached كَ is its object.
مَا — what
Grammar: An interrogative noun introducing the object-question of أَدْرَىٰ.
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ — the Striking Calamity
Grammar: A defined feminine nominative noun completing the interrogative expression.
4. Surah Al-Qari‘ah · Ayah 4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ٤
Sentence structure
يَوْمَ is an accusative time adverb. يَكُونُ is incomplete; ٱلنَّاسُ is its nominative noun and كَٱلْفَرَاشِ its predicate phrase. ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ is a genitive adjective.
Ayah summary
On that day people will be like scattered moths in their panic.
يَوْمَ — the Day when
Grammar: A masculine accusative time adverb, annexed to the following clause.
يَكُونُ — will be
Grammar: A third-person masculine-singular incomplete imperfect.
ٱلنَّاسُ — the people
Grammar: A defined plural nominative noun of يَكُونُ.
كَٱلْفَرَاشِ — like moths
Grammar: Comparison كَ governs defined masculine genitive ٱلْفَرَاشِ; the phrase is predicate.
ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ — scattered
Grammar: A defined masculine genitive passive-participle adjective of ٱلْفَرَاشِ.
5. Surah Al-Qari‘ah · Ayah 5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ٥
Sentence structure
وَ coordinates incomplete تَكُونُ. ٱلْجِبَالُ is its nominative noun, كَٱلْعِهْنِ its predicate phrase and ٱلْمَنفُوشِ a genitive adjective.
Ayah summary
And the mountains will become dispersed like carded wool of many colours.
وَتَكُونُ — and will be
Grammar: وَ coordinates; a third-person feminine-singular incomplete imperfect.
ٱلْجِبَالُ — the mountains
Grammar: A defined plural nominative noun of تَكُونُ.
كَٱلْعِهْنِ — like wool
Grammar: Comparison كَ governs defined masculine genitive ٱلْعِهْنِ; the phrase is predicate.
ٱلْمَنفُوشِ — fluffed
Grammar: A defined masculine genitive passive-participle adjective of ٱلْعِهْنِ.
6. Surah Al-Qari‘ah · Ayah 6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦
Sentence structure
فَأَمَّا opens a detailed contrast. Conditional مَن is followed by ثَقُلَتْ as condition verb; مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ is its nominative subject with possessive هُ.
Ayah summary
Then the one whose scales of deeds are heavy will have a successful end.
فَأَمَّا — Then as for
Grammar: فَ resumes and أَمَّا is a particle of detailed division.
مَن — whoever
Grammar: A conditional noun introducing the detailed condition.
ثَقُلَتْ — are heavy
Grammar: A third-person feminine-singular perfect functioning as the condition verb.
مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ — his scales
Grammar: A masculine-plural nominative subject; attached هُ is possessive.