Chapter 88, 26 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
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)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Toiling, weary,
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Scorched by burning fire,
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Drinking from a boiling spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
In that day other faces will be calm,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Glad for their effort past,
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In a high Garden
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
In an elevated garden,
In a lofty Paradise.
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Where they hear no idle speech,
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Wherein is a gushing spring,
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein will be a running spring.
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Wherein are couches raised
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Within it are couches raised high
Therein will be thrones raised high.
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
And goblets set at hand
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cups put in place
And cups set at hand.
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions ranged
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And cushions lined up
And cushions set in rows.
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And silken carpets spread.
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
And carpets spread around.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And the heaven, how it is raised ?
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And the hills, how they are set up ?
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And the earth, how it is spread ?
وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
You are not over them a controller.
You are not a dictator over them -
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Lo! unto Us is their return
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
Verily, to Us will be their return;
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
And Ours their reckoning.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم