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)?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Laboring, toiling,
AAamilatun nasibatun
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Entering into burning fire,
Tasla naran hamiyatan
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
They shall have no food but of thorns,
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
Well - pleased because of their striving,
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
In a lofty Paradise.
In a lofty garden,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Therein will be a running spring.
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Therein are thrones raised high,
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
And cups set at hand.
And drinking - cups ready placed,
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
And cushions set in rows.
And cushions set in a row,
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And carpets spread out.
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
You are not a dictator over them -
You are not a watcher over them;
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Illa man tawalla wakafara
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum