Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Toiling, weary,
Labouring (hard), weary, -
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
Scorched by burning fire,
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
Drinking from a boiling spring,
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
In that day other faces will be calm,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Glad for their effort past,
Pleased with their striving, -
In an elevated garden,
In a high Garden
In a Garden on high,
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they hear no idle speech,
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Within it is a flowing spring.
Wherein is a gushing spring,
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Within it are couches raised high
Wherein are couches raised
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
And cups put in place
And goblets set at hand
Goblets placed (ready),
And cushions lined up
And cushions ranged
And cushions set in rows,
And carpets spread around.
And silken carpets spread.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And the heaven, how it is raised ?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And the hills, how they are set up ?
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And the earth, how it is spread ?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
You are not over them a controller.
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Indeed, to Us is their return.
Lo! unto Us is their return
For to Us will be their return;
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
And Ours their reckoning.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.