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

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,

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

3 Labouring (hard), weary, -

4 They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.

4 The while they enter the Blazing 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,

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'

7 Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.

7 Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,

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, -

10 In a lofty Paradise.

10 In a Garden on high,

11 Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.

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

12 Therein will be a running spring.

12 Therein will be a bubbling spring:

13 Therein will be thrones raised high.

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

14 And cups set at hand.

14 Goblets placed (ready),

15 And cushions set in rows.

15 And cushions set in rows,

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.

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

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

18 And at the heaven, how it is raised?

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

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

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

20 And at the earth, how it is outspread?

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

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.

22 You are not a dictator over them -

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

23 Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.

23 But if any turn away and reject Allah, -

24 Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.

24 Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,

25 Verily, to Us will be their return;

25 For to Us will be their return;

26 Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.

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