Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Chapter 88, 26 verses
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
AAamilatun nasibatun
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Toiling, weary,
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Tasla naran hamiyatan
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Scorched by burning fire,
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Drinking from a boiling spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
In that day other faces will be calm,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
Pleased with their striving, -
Glad for their effort past,
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a Garden on high,
In a high Garden
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Where they hear no idle speech,
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Wherein is a gushing spring,
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Wherein are couches raised
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
Goblets placed (ready),
And goblets set at hand
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And cushions set in rows,
And cushions ranged
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And silken carpets spread.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And the heaven, how it is raised ?
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And the hills, how they are set up ?
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
And the earth, how it is spread ?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
Illa man tawalla wakafara
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Inna ilayna iyabahum
For to Us will be their return;
Lo! unto Us is their return
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
And Ours their reckoning.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم