الغاشـيـة

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

1 Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?

1 Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

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

2 (Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,

2 Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

3 Working [hard] and exhausted.

3 Laboring, toiling,

3 Labouring (hard), weary, -

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

4 Entering into burning fire,

4 The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -

5 They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

5 Made to drink from a boiling spring.

5 The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,

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

6 They shall have no food but of thorns,

6 No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'

7 Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

7 Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

7 Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

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

8 (Other) faces on that day shall be happy,

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

9 With their effort [they are] satisfied

9 Well - pleased because of their striving,

9 Pleased with their striving, -

10 In an elevated garden,

10 In a lofty garden,

10 In a Garden on high,

11 Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

11 Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.

11 Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:

12 Within it is a flowing spring.

12 Therein is a fountain flowing,

12 Therein will be a bubbling spring:

13 Within it are couches raised high

13 Therein are thrones raised high,

13 Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,

14 And cups put in place

14 And drinking - cups ready placed,

14 Goblets placed (ready),

15 And cushions lined up

15 And cushions set in a row,

15 And cushions set in rows,

16 And carpets spread around.

16 And carpets spread out.

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

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

17 Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?

17 Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -

18 And at the sky - how it is raised?

18 And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,

18 And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -

19 And at the mountains - how they are erected?

19 And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,

19 And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -

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

20 And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?

20 And at the Earth, how it is spread out?

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

21 Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.

21 Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.

22 You are not over them a controller.

22 You are not a watcher over them;

22 Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.

23 However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

23 But whoever turns back and disbelieves,

23 But if any turn away and reject Allah, -

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

24 Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.

24 Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,

25 Indeed, to Us is their return.

25 Surely to Us is their turning back,

25 For to Us will be their return;

26 Then indeed, upon Us is their account.

26 Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.

26 Then it will be for Us to call them to account.