আল গাশিয়াহ (আচ্ছন্নকারী)

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

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)?

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

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

3 Toiling, weary,

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

4 Scorched by burning fire,

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

5 Drinking from a boiling spring,

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

6 No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit

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

7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

8 In that day other faces will be calm,

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

9 Glad for their effort past,

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

10 In a high Garden

10 In a lofty Paradise.

11 Where they hear no idle speech,

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

12 Wherein is a gushing spring,

12 Therein will be a running spring.

13 Wherein are couches raised

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

14 And goblets set at hand

14 And cups set at hand.

15 And cushions ranged

15 And cushions set in rows.

16 And silken carpets spread.

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

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

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

18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

19 And the hills, how they are set up ?

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

20 And the earth, how it is spread ?

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,

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

22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.

22 You are not a dictator over them -

23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

25 Lo! unto Us is their return

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

26 And Ours their reckoning.

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.