بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
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)?
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
عاملة ناصبة
Labouring (hard), weary, -
AAamilatun nasibatun
Working [hard] and exhausted.
تصلى نارا حامية
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Tasla naran hamiyatan
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
تسقى من عين آنية
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
لسعيها راضية
Pleased with their striving, -
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
With their effort [they are] satisfied
في جنة عالية
In a Garden on high,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In an elevated garden,
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
فيها عين جارية
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Within it is a flowing spring.
فيها سرر مرفوعة
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
Within it are couches raised high
وأكواب موضوعة
Goblets placed (ready),
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
And cups put in place
ونمارق مصفوفة
And cushions set in rows,
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And cushions lined up
وزرابي مبثوثة
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
And carpets spread around.
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the sky - how it is raised?
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
لست عليهم بمصيطر
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
You are not over them a controller.
إلا من تولى وكفر
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Illa man tawalla wakafara
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
إن إلينا إيابهم
For to Us will be their return;
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Indeed, to Us is their return.
ثم إن علينا حسابهم
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.