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
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
عاملة ناصبة
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تصلى نارا حامية
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
تسقى من عين آنية
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
لسعيها راضية
In a lofty Paradise.
في جنة عالية
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Therein will be a running spring.
فيها عين جارية
Therein will be thrones raised high.
فيها سرر مرفوعة
And cups set at hand.
وأكواب موضوعة
And cushions set in rows.
ونمارق مصفوفة
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وزرابي مبثوثة
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
You are not a dictator over them -
لست عليهم بمصيطر
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
إلا من تولى وكفر
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Verily, to Us will be their return;
إن إلينا إيابهم
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
ثم إن علينا حسابهم