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)?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
AAamilatun nasibatun
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Laboring, toiling,
Tasla naran hamiyatan
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Entering into burning fire,
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
They shall have no food but of thorns,
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
Well - pleased because of their striving,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a lofty Paradise.
In a lofty garden,
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Therein will be a running spring.
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Therein are thrones raised high,
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
And cups set at hand.
And drinking - cups ready placed,
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And cushions set in rows.
And cushions set in a row,
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And carpets spread out.
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
You are not a dictator over them -
You are not a watcher over them;
Illa man tawalla wakafara
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.