Chapter 88, 26 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ
Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
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)?
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ
Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
AAamilatun nasibatun
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Tasla naran hamiyatan
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ
Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ
La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
LisaAAyiha radiyatun
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a lofty Paradise.
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً
La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
Therein will be a running spring.
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
Therein will be thrones raised high.
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
And cups set at hand.
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Wanamariqu masfoofatun
And cushions set in rows.
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وَإِلَى الْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وَإِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
You are not a dictator over them -
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Illa man tawalla wakafara
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ
FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَا إِيَابَهُمْ
Inna ilayna iyabahum
Verily, to Us will be their return;
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم
Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.