Al Gashiya
Chapter 88, 26 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Pickthall
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Shakir
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Word by word
Yusuf Ali
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
Shakir
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Word by word
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Yusuf Ali
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Pickthall
On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
Shakir
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Pickthall
Toiling, weary,
Shakir
Laboring, toiling,
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عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Pickthall
Scorched by burning fire,
Shakir
Entering into burning fire,
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تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Yusuf Ali
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Pickthall
Drinking from a boiling spring,
Shakir
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
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تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
Pickthall
No food for them save bitter thorn - fruit
Shakir
They shall have no food but of thorns,
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لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Yusuf Ali
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Pickthall
Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
Shakir
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
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لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
Yusuf Ali
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Pickthall
In that day other faces will be calm,
Shakir
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Pleased with their striving, -
Pickthall
Glad for their effort past,
Shakir
Well - pleased because of their striving,
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لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
In a Garden on high,
Pickthall
In a high Garden
Shakir
In a lofty garden,
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فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Pickthall
Where they hear no idle speech,
Shakir
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
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لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Yusuf Ali
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Pickthall
Wherein is a gushing spring,
Shakir
Therein is a fountain flowing,
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فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Pickthall
Wherein are couches raised
Shakir
Therein are thrones raised high,
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فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Goblets placed (ready),
Pickthall
And goblets set at hand
Shakir
And drinking - cups ready placed,
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وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
And cushions set in rows,
Pickthall
And cushions ranged
Shakir
And cushions set in a row,
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وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Pickthall
And silken carpets spread.
Shakir
And carpets spread out.
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وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Pickthall
Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
Shakir
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
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أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
Yusuf Ali
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
Pickthall
And the heaven, how it is raised ?
Shakir
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
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وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Yusuf Ali
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
Pickthall
And the hills, how they are set up ?
Shakir
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
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وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
Yusuf Ali
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
Pickthall
And the earth, how it is spread ?
Shakir
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
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وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Yusuf Ali
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Pickthall
Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
Shakir
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
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فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Yusuf Ali
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Pickthall
Thou art not at all a warder over them.
Shakir
You are not a watcher over them;
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لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
Yusuf Ali
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
Pickthall
But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
Shakir
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
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إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Yusuf Ali
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Pickthall
Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
Shakir
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
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فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
Yusuf Ali
For to Us will be their return;
Pickthall
Lo! unto Us is their return
Shakir
Surely to Us is their turning back,
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إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Yusuf Ali
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Pickthall
And Ours their reckoning.
Shakir
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم