Al Gashiya
Chapter 88, 26 verses
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Pickthall
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Shakir
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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)?
Shakir
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Pickthall
On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
Shakir
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Pickthall
Toiling, weary,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Shakir
Laboring, toiling,
Pickthall
Scorched by burning fire,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Shakir
Entering into burning fire,
Pickthall
Drinking from a boiling spring,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Shakir
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
Pickthall
No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
Shakir
They shall have no food but of thorns,
Pickthall
Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Shakir
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Pickthall
In that day other faces will be calm,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Shakir
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
Pickthall
Glad for their effort past,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
Shakir
Well - pleased because of their striving,
Pickthall
In a high Garden
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In a lofty Paradise.
Shakir
In a lofty garden,
Pickthall
Where they hear no idle speech,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Shakir
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Pickthall
Wherein is a gushing spring,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therein will be a running spring.
Shakir
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Pickthall
Wherein are couches raised
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Shakir
Therein are thrones raised high,
Pickthall
And goblets set at hand
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And cups set at hand.
Shakir
And drinking - cups ready placed,
Pickthall
And cushions ranged
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And cushions set in rows.
Shakir
And cushions set in a row,
Pickthall
And silken carpets spread.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Shakir
And carpets spread out.
Pickthall
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Shakir
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Pickthall
And the heaven, how it is raised ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
Shakir
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
Pickthall
And the hills, how they are set up ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
Shakir
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
Pickthall
And the earth, how it is spread ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
Shakir
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
Pickthall
Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Shakir
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Pickthall
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
You are not a dictator over them -
Shakir
You are not a watcher over them;
Pickthall
But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
Shakir
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Pickthall
Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Shakir
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Pickthall
Lo! unto Us is their return
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Shakir
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Pickthall
And Ours their reckoning.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Shakir
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.