بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
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)?
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
Chapter 88, 26 verses
The covering/ wrapping up (ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
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)?
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
عاملة ناصبة
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
AAamilatun nasibatun
تصلى نارا حامية
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Tasla naran hamiyatan
تسقى من عين آنية
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
لسعيها راضية
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
في جنة عالية
In a lofty Paradise.
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
فيها عين جارية
Therein will be a running spring.
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
فيها سرر مرفوعة
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
وأكواب موضوعة
And cups set at hand.
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
ونمارق مصفوفة
And cushions set in rows.
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
وزرابي مبثوثة
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
لست عليهم بمصيطر
You are not a dictator over them -
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
إلا من تولى وكفر
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
Illa man tawalla wakafara
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
إن إلينا إيابهم
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Inna ilayna iyabahum
ثم إن علينا حسابهم
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum