Al Gashiya

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 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

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

Yusuf Ali

1 Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

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

Shakir

2 (Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,

Yusuf Ali

2 Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

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

Shakir

3 Laboring, toiling,

Yusuf Ali

3 Labouring (hard), weary, -

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4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

Shakir

4 Entering into burning fire,

Yusuf Ali

4 The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -

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5 They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,

Shakir

5 Made to drink from a boiling spring.

Yusuf Ali

5 The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,

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

Shakir

6 They shall have no food but of thorns,

Yusuf Ali

6 No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'

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7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

Shakir

7 Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

Yusuf Ali

7 Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

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8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

Shakir

8 (Other) faces on that day shall be happy,

Yusuf Ali

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

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9 Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).

Shakir

9 Well - pleased because of their striving,

Yusuf Ali

9 Pleased with their striving, -

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10 In a lofty Paradise.

Shakir

10 In a lofty garden,

Yusuf Ali

10 In a Garden on high,

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11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

Shakir

11 Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.

Yusuf Ali

11 Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:

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12 Therein will be a running spring.

Shakir

12 Therein is a fountain flowing,

Yusuf Ali

12 Therein will be a bubbling spring:

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13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

Shakir

13 Therein are thrones raised high,

Yusuf Ali

13 Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,

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14 And cups set at hand.

Shakir

14 And drinking - cups ready placed,

Yusuf Ali

14 Goblets placed (ready),

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15 And cushions set in rows.

Shakir

15 And cushions set in a row,

Yusuf Ali

15 And cushions set in rows,

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16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

Shakir

16 And carpets spread out.

Yusuf Ali

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

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

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

17 Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -

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18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

Shakir

18 And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,

Yusuf Ali

18 And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -

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

Shakir

19 And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,

Yusuf Ali

19 And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -

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20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

20 And at the Earth, how it is spread out?

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

Shakir

21 Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.

Yusuf Ali

21 Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.

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22 You are not a dictator over them -

Shakir

22 You are not a watcher over them;

Yusuf Ali

22 Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.

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23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

Shakir

23 But whoever turns back and disbelieves,

Yusuf Ali

23 But if any turn away and reject Allah, -

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24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

Shakir

24 Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.

Yusuf Ali

24 Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,

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25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

Shakir

25 Surely to Us is their turning back,

Yusuf Ali

25 For to Us will be their return;

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26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

Shakir

26 Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.

Yusuf Ali

26 Then it will be for Us to call them to account.