Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Laboring, toiling,
Labouring (hard), weary, -
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
Entering into burning fire,
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
They shall have no food but of thorns,
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Well - pleased because of their striving,
Pleased with their striving, -
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In an elevated garden,
In a lofty garden,
In a Garden on high,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Within it are couches raised high
Therein are thrones raised high,
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
And cups put in place
And drinking - cups ready placed,
Goblets placed (ready),
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions lined up
And cushions set in a row,
And cushions set in rows,
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And carpets spread around.
And carpets spread out.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
You are not over them a controller.
You are not a watcher over them;
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
Surely to Us is their turning back,
For to Us will be their return;
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم