Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Chapter 88, 26 verses
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
AAamilatun nasibatun
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Tasla naran hamiyatan
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Pleased with their striving, -
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
In an elevated garden,
In a Garden on high,
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Within it are couches raised high
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cups put in place
Goblets placed (ready),
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And cushions lined up
And cushions set in rows,
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
And carpets spread around.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Then 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
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
You are not over them a controller.
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Illa man tawalla wakafara
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Inna ilayna iyabahum
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
For to Us will be their return;
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.