Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Laboring, toiling,
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Labouring (hard), weary, -
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Entering into burning fire,
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
They shall have no food but of thorns,
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Well - pleased because of their striving,
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Pleased with their striving, -
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In a lofty garden,
In an elevated garden,
In a Garden on high,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Therein are thrones raised high,
Within it are couches raised high
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
And drinking - cups ready placed,
And cups put in place
Goblets placed (ready),
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions set in a row,
And cushions lined up
And cushions set in rows,
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And carpets spread out.
And carpets spread around.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
You are not a watcher over them;
You are not over them a controller.
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Indeed, to Us is their return.
For to Us will be their return;
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم