Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Labouring (hard), weary, -
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
They will be given 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
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 nourish nor satisfy 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
Pleased with their striving, -
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In an elevated garden,
In a Garden on high,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Within it are couches raised high
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
And cups put in place
Goblets placed (ready),
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 made? -
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
So remind, [O Muhammad]; 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.
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
However, he who turns away 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 punish him with a mighty Punishment,
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Indeed, to Us is their return.
For to Us will be their return;
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم