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