Al Gashiya

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

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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)?

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

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

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3 Toiling, weary,

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

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4 Scorched by burning fire,

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4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

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5 Drinking from a boiling spring,

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

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6 No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

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

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7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

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7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

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8 In that day other faces will be calm,

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8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

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9 Glad for their effort past,

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

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10 In a high Garden

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10 In a lofty Paradise.

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11 Where they hear no idle speech,

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11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

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12 Wherein is a gushing spring,

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12 Therein will be a running spring.

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13 Wherein are couches raised

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13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

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14 And goblets set at hand

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14 And cups set at hand.

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15 And cushions ranged

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15 And cushions set in rows.

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16 And silken carpets spread.

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16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

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

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

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18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?

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18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

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19 And the hills, how they are set up ?

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

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20 And the earth, how it is spread ?

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20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

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21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

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

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22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.

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22 You are not a dictator over them -

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23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

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23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

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24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

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24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

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25 Lo! unto Us is their return

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25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

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26 And Ours their reckoning.

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26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.