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 the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
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, that Day, will be humiliated,
AAamilatun nasibatun
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Tasla naran hamiyatan
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
Pleased with their striving, -
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a lofty Paradise.
In a Garden on high,
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Therein will be a running spring.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
And cups set at hand.
Goblets placed (ready),
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And cushions set in rows.
And cushions set in rows,
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
You are not a dictator over them -
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Illa man tawalla wakafara
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Verily, to Us will be their return;
For to Us will be their return;
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.