Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Laboring, toiling,
Labouring (hard), weary, -
AAamilatun nasibatun
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Entering into burning fire,
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Tasla naran hamiyatan
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
They shall have no food but of thorns,
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Well - pleased because of their striving,
Pleased with their striving, -
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In a lofty garden,
In a Garden on high,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Therein are thrones raised high,
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
And drinking - cups ready placed,
Goblets placed (ready),
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions set in a row,
And cushions set in rows,
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And carpets spread out.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
You are not a watcher over them;
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Illa man tawalla wakafara
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Surely to Us is their turning back,
For to Us will be their return;
Inna ilayna iyabahum
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم