আল গাশিয়াহ (আচ্ছন্নকারী)

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 Toiling, weary,

3 Laboring, toiling,

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

4 Scorched by burning fire,

4 Entering into burning fire,

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

5 Drinking from a boiling spring,

5 Made to drink from a boiling spring.

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

6 No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

6 They shall have no food but of thorns,

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

7 Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

8 In that day other faces will be calm,

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

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

9 Glad for their effort past,

9 Well - pleased because of their striving,

10 In a lofty Paradise.

10 In a high Garden

10 In a lofty garden,

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

11 Where they hear no idle speech,

11 Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.

12 Therein will be a running spring.

12 Wherein is a gushing spring,

12 Therein is a fountain flowing,

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

13 Wherein are couches raised

13 Therein are thrones raised high,

14 And cups set at hand.

14 And goblets set at hand

14 And drinking - cups ready placed,

15 And cushions set in rows.

15 And cushions ranged

15 And cushions set in a row,

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

16 And silken carpets spread.

16 And carpets spread out.

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

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

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

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?

18 And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,

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

19 And the hills, how they are set up ?

19 And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

20 And the earth, how it is spread ?

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

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

21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

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

22 You are not a dictator over them -

22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.

22 You are not a watcher over them;

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

23 But whoever turns back and disbelieves,

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

24 Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

25 Lo! unto Us is their return

25 Surely to Us is their turning back,

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

26 And Ours their reckoning.

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