Al Gashiya

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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)?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

3 Toiling, weary,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

3 Laboring, toiling,

Pickthall

4 Scorched by burning fire,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

Shakir

4 Entering into burning fire,

Pickthall

5 Drinking from a boiling spring,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

5 Made to drink from a boiling spring.

Pickthall

6 No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

6 They shall have no food but of thorns,

Pickthall

7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

Shakir

7 Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

Pickthall

8 In that day other faces will be calm,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

Shakir

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

Pickthall

9 Glad for their effort past,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

9 Well - pleased because of their striving,

Pickthall

10 In a high Garden

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 In a lofty Paradise.

Shakir

10 In a lofty garden,

Pickthall

11 Where they hear no idle speech,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

Shakir

11 Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.

Pickthall

12 Wherein is a gushing spring,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 Therein will be a running spring.

Shakir

12 Therein is a fountain flowing,

Pickthall

13 Wherein are couches raised

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

Shakir

13 Therein are thrones raised high,

Pickthall

14 And goblets set at hand

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 And cups set at hand.

Shakir

14 And drinking - cups ready placed,

Pickthall

15 And cushions ranged

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 And cushions set in rows.

Shakir

15 And cushions set in a row,

Pickthall

16 And silken carpets spread.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

Shakir

16 And carpets spread out.

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

Shakir

18 And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,

Pickthall

19 And the hills, how they are set up ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

19 And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,

Pickthall

20 And the earth, how it is spread ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

Shakir

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

Pickthall

21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 You are not a dictator over them -

Shakir

22 You are not a watcher over them;

Pickthall

23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

Shakir

23 But whoever turns back and disbelieves,

Pickthall

24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

Shakir

24 Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.

Pickthall

25 Lo! unto Us is their return

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

Shakir

25 Surely to Us is their turning back,

Pickthall

26 And Ours their reckoning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

Shakir

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