Chapter 88, 26 verses
The covering/ wrapping up (ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
عاملة ناصبة
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Laboring, toiling,
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
تصلى نارا حامية
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Entering into burning fire,
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
تسقى من عين آنية
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
They shall have no food but of thorns,
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
لسعيها راضية
Pleased with their striving, -
Well - pleased because of their striving,
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
في جنة عالية
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty garden,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
فيها عين جارية
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Therein is a fountain flowing,
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
فيها سرر مرفوعة
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Therein are thrones raised high,
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
وأكواب موضوعة
Goblets placed (ready),
And drinking - cups ready placed,
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
ونمارق مصفوفة
And cushions set in rows,
And cushions set in a row,
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
وزرابي مبثوثة
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And carpets spread out.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
لست عليهم بمصيطر
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
You are not a watcher over them;
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
إلا من تولى وكفر
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
إن إلينا إيابهم
For to Us will be their return;
Surely to Us is their turning back,
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
ثم إن علينا حسابهم
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم