How will you comprehend what the startling calamity is? --

And what have you understood, what the event that terrifies the hearts is!

And what shall teach thee what is the Clatterer?

And what could make thee conceive what that sudden calamity will be?

What shall Make thee know that which the Striking is?

And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?

What will explain to you what the Shocker is?

What will explain to you what the Shocker is?

And how would you know what the Shocker is?

And how would you know what the Shocker is?

And what will make you realize what the Striking Disaster is?

And what do you know what the Calamity is?

And what will make you know what Al-Qari`ah is

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

What will show you what is the Catastrophe?

What shall let you know what the Clatterer is!

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

Would that you knew what the crash is!

And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?

Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu

wamā adrāka mā l-qāriʿatu

Would that you knew what the Clatterer is!

And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?