Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
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)?
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
Working [hard] and exhausted.
عاملة ناصبة
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
تصلى نارا حامية
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
تسقى من عين آنية
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
With their effort [they are] satisfied
لسعيها راضية
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
In an elevated garden,
في جنة عالية
In a lofty Paradise.
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Within it is a flowing spring.
فيها عين جارية
Therein will be a running spring.
Within it are couches raised high
فيها سرر مرفوعة
Therein will be thrones raised high.
And cups put in place
وأكواب موضوعة
And cups set at hand.
And cushions lined up
ونمارق مصفوفة
And cushions set in rows.
And carpets spread around.
وزرابي مبثوثة
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
And at the sky - how it is raised?
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
You are not over them a controller.
لست عليهم بمصيطر
You are not a dictator over them -
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
إلا من تولى وكفر
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Indeed, to Us is their return.
إن إلينا إيابهم
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
ثم إن علينا حسابهم
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.