Chapter 88, 26 verses
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
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)?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
AAamilatun nasibatun
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
عاملة ناصبة
Tasla naran hamiyatan
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تصلى نارا حامية
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
تسقى من عين آنية
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
لسعيها راضية
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a lofty Paradise.
في جنة عالية
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Therein will be a running spring.
فيها عين جارية
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
Therein will be thrones raised high.
فيها سرر مرفوعة
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
And cups set at hand.
وأكواب موضوعة
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And cushions set in rows.
ونمارق مصفوفة
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وزرابي مبثوثة
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
You are not a dictator over them -
لست عليهم بمصيطر
Illa man tawalla wakafara
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
إلا من تولى وكفر
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Verily, to Us will be their return;
إن إلينا إيابهم
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
ثم إن علينا حسابهم