Al Gashiya

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

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)?

1 Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

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

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

2 [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

3 Laboring, toiling,

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

3 Working [hard] and exhausted.

4 Entering into burning fire,

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

4 They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

5 Made to drink from a boiling spring.

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

5 They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

6 They shall have no food but of thorns,

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

6 For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

7 Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

7 Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

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

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

8 [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

9 Well - pleased because of their striving,

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

9 With their effort [they are] satisfied

10 In a lofty garden,

10 In a lofty Paradise.

10 In an elevated garden,

11 Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

11 Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.

12 Therein is a fountain flowing,

12 Therein will be a running spring.

12 Within it is a flowing spring.

13 Therein are thrones raised high,

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

13 Within it are couches raised high

14 And drinking - cups ready placed,

14 And cups set at hand.

14 And cups put in place

15 And cushions set in a row,

15 And cushions set in rows.

15 And cushions lined up

16 And carpets spread out.

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

16 And carpets spread around.

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

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

17 Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

18 And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

18 And at the sky - how it is raised?

19 And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,

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

19 And at the mountains - how they are erected?

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

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

20 And at the earth - how it is spread out?

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

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

21 So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

22 You are not a watcher over them;

22 You are not a dictator over them -

22 You are not over them a controller.

23 But whoever turns back and disbelieves,

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

23 However, he who turns away and disbelieves -

24 Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

25 Surely to Us is their turning back,

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

25 Indeed, to Us is their return.

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

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

26 Then indeed, upon Us is their account.