Al Gashiya
Chapter 88, 26 verses
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Shakir
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Pickthall
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Word by word
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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)?
Shakir
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
Shakir
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Pickthall
On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Shakir
Laboring, toiling,
Pickthall
Toiling, weary,
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عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Shakir
Entering into burning fire,
Pickthall
Scorched by burning fire,
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تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Shakir
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
Pickthall
Drinking from a boiling spring,
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تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
Shakir
They shall have no food but of thorns,
Pickthall
No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit
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لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Shakir
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Pickthall
Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
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لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Shakir
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
Pickthall
In that day other faces will be calm,
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
Shakir
Well - pleased because of their striving,
Pickthall
Glad for their effort past,
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لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In a lofty Paradise.
Shakir
In a lofty garden,
Pickthall
In a high Garden
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فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Shakir
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Pickthall
Where they hear no idle speech,
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لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therein will be a running spring.
Shakir
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Pickthall
Wherein is a gushing spring,
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فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Shakir
Therein are thrones raised high,
Pickthall
Wherein are couches raised
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فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And cups set at hand.
Shakir
And drinking - cups ready placed,
Pickthall
And goblets set at hand
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وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And cushions set in rows.
Shakir
And cushions set in a row,
Pickthall
And cushions ranged
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وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Shakir
And carpets spread out.
Pickthall
And silken carpets spread.
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وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Shakir
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Pickthall
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
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أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
Shakir
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
Pickthall
And the heaven, how it is raised ?
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وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
Shakir
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
Pickthall
And the hills, how they are set up ?
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وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
Shakir
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
Pickthall
And the earth, how it is spread ?
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وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Shakir
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Pickthall
Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
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فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
You are not a dictator over them -
Shakir
You are not a watcher over them;
Pickthall
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
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لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
Shakir
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Pickthall
But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
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إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Shakir
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Pickthall
Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
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فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Shakir
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Pickthall
Lo! unto Us is their return
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إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Shakir
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
Pickthall
And Ours their reckoning.
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم