Al Gashiya

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)?

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

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

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

2 Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

2 On that day (many) faces will be downcast,

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

3 Labouring (hard), weary, -

3 Toiling, weary,

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

4 The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -

4 Scorched by burning fire,

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

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

5 Drinking from a boiling spring,

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

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

6 No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

7 Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

8 In that day other faces will be calm,

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

9 Pleased with their striving, -

9 Glad for their effort past,

10 In a lofty Paradise.

10 In a Garden on high,

10 In a high Garden

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

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

11 Where they hear no idle speech,

12 Therein will be a running spring.

12 Therein will be a bubbling spring:

12 Wherein is a gushing spring,

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

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

13 Wherein are couches raised

14 And cups set at hand.

14 Goblets placed (ready),

14 And goblets set at hand

15 And cushions set in rows.

15 And cushions set in rows,

15 And cushions ranged

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

16 And silken carpets spread.

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

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

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

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

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

18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?

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

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

19 And the hills, how they are set up ?

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

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

20 And the earth, how it is spread ?

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

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

21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

22 You are not a dictator over them -

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

22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

23 But if any turn away and reject Allah, -

23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

24 Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,

24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

25 For to Us will be their return;

25 Lo! unto Us is their return

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

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

26 And Ours their reckoning.