Kitab

Al Gashiya

Chapter 88, 26 verses

  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Pickthall
  • Shakir
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)?

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?

Shakir

Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).

Arabic, with marks

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Pickthall

On that day (many) faces will be downcast,

Shakir

(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).

Arabic, with marks

عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

Pickthall

Toiling, weary,

Shakir

Laboring, toiling,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

Arabic, with marks

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً

Pickthall

Scorched by burning fire,

Shakir

Entering into burning fire,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,

Arabic, with marks

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ

Pickthall

Drinking from a boiling spring,

Shakir

Made to drink from a boiling spring.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,

Arabic, with marks

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ

Pickthall

No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

Shakir

They shall have no food but of thorns,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

Arabic, with marks

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ

Pickthall

Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

Shakir

Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

Arabic, with marks

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

Pickthall

In that day other faces will be calm,

Shakir

(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,

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).

Arabic, with marks

لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ

Pickthall

Glad for their effort past,

Shakir

Well - pleased because of their striving,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In a lofty Paradise.

Arabic, with marks

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ

Pickthall

In a high Garden

Shakir

In a lofty garden,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

Arabic, with marks

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً

Pickthall

Where they hear no idle speech,

Shakir

Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Therein will be a running spring.

Arabic, with marks

فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

Pickthall

Wherein is a gushing spring,

Shakir

Therein is a fountain flowing,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Therein will be thrones raised high.

Arabic, with marks

فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

Pickthall

Wherein are couches raised

Shakir

Therein are thrones raised high,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And cups set at hand.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

Pickthall

And goblets set at hand

Shakir

And drinking - cups ready placed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And cushions set in rows.

Arabic, with marks

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ

Pickthall

And cushions ranged

Shakir

And cushions set in a row,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And rich carpets (all) spread out.

Arabic, with marks

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ

Pickthall

And silken carpets spread.

Shakir

And carpets spread out.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?

Arabic, with marks

أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

Pickthall

Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?

Shakir

Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And at the heaven, how it is raised?

Arabic, with marks

وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

Pickthall

And the heaven, how it is raised ?

Shakir

And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?

Arabic, with marks

وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ

Pickthall

And the hills, how they are set up ?

Shakir

And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And at the earth, how it is outspread?

Arabic, with marks

وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ

Pickthall

And the earth, how it is spread ?

Shakir

And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.

Arabic, with marks

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ

Pickthall

Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

Shakir

Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

You are not a dictator over them -

Arabic, with marks

لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

Pickthall

Thou art not at all a warder over them.

Shakir

You are not a watcher over them;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

Pickthall

But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

Shakir

But whoever turns back and disbelieves,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

Arabic, with marks

فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ

Pickthall

Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

Shakir

Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, to Us will be their return;

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ

Pickthall

Lo! unto Us is their return

Shakir

Surely to Us is their turning back,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم

Pickthall

And Ours their reckoning.

Shakir

Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.

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