Chapter 88, 26 verses
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
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
عاملة ناصبة
Labouring (hard), weary, -
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تصلى نارا حامية
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
تسقى من عين آنية
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
لسعيها راضية
Pleased with their striving, -
In a lofty Paradise.
في جنة عالية
In a Garden on high,
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Therein will be a running spring.
فيها عين جارية
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Therein will be thrones raised high.
فيها سرر مرفوعة
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
And cups set at hand.
وأكواب موضوعة
Goblets placed (ready),
And cushions set in rows.
ونمارق مصفوفة
And cushions set in rows,
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وزرابي مبثوثة
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
You are not a dictator over them -
لست عليهم بمصيطر
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
إلا من تولى وكفر
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Verily, to Us will be their return;
إن إلينا إيابهم
For to Us will be their return;
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
ثم إن علينا حسابهم
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.