الغاشـيـة

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?

1 Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?

2 On that day (many) faces will be downcast,

2 [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

2 Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).

3 Toiling, weary,

3 Working [hard] and exhausted.

3 Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).

4 Scorched by burning fire,

4 They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

5 Drinking from a boiling spring,

5 They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

5 They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,

6 No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

6 For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

6 No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,

7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

7 Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

8 In that day other faces will be calm,

8 [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

9 Glad for their effort past,

9 With their effort [they are] satisfied

9 Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).

10 In a high Garden

10 In an elevated garden,

10 In a lofty Paradise.

11 Where they hear no idle speech,

11 Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

12 Wherein is a gushing spring,

12 Within it is a flowing spring.

12 Therein will be a running spring.

13 Wherein are couches raised

13 Within it are couches raised high

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

14 And goblets set at hand

14 And cups put in place

14 And cups set at hand.

15 And cushions ranged

15 And cushions lined up

15 And cushions set in rows.

16 And silken carpets spread.

16 And carpets spread around.

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

17 Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?

17 Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

17 Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?

18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?

18 And at the sky - how it is raised?

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

19 And the hills, how they are set up ?

19 And at the mountains - how they are erected?

19 And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?

20 And the earth, how it is spread ?

20 And at the earth - how it is spread out?

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

21 So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

21 So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.

22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.

22 You are not over them a controller.

22 You are not a dictator over them -

23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

23 However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

25 Lo! unto Us is their return

25 Indeed, to Us is their return.

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

26 And Ours their reckoning.

26 Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.