Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
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)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In an elevated garden,
In a lofty Paradise.
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein will be a running spring.
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Within it are couches raised high
Therein will be thrones raised high.
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
And cups put in place
And cups set at hand.
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions lined up
And cushions set in rows.
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And carpets spread around.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
You are not over them a controller.
You are not a dictator over them -
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
Verily, to Us will be their return;
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم