Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هل أتاك حديث الغاشية
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
وجوه يومئذ خاشعة
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Laboring, toiling,
عاملة ناصبة
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Entering into burning fire,
تصلى نارا حامية
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
تسقى من عين آنية
تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
They shall have no food but of thorns,
ليس لهم طعام إلا من ضريع
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
وجوه يومئذ ناعمة
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ
Pleased with their striving, -
Well - pleased because of their striving,
لسعيها راضية
لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty garden,
في جنة عالية
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
لا تسمع فيها لاغية
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةً
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Therein is a fountain flowing,
فيها عين جارية
فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
Therein are thrones raised high,
فيها سرر مرفوعة
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ
Goblets placed (ready),
And drinking - cups ready placed,
وأكواب موضوعة
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
And cushions set in rows,
And cushions set in a row,
ونمارق مصفوفة
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And carpets spread out.
وزرابي مبثوثة
وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
أفلا ينظرون إلى الإبل كيف خلقت
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
وإلى السماء كيف رفعت
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
وإلى الجبال كيف نصبت
وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
وإلى الأرض كيف سطحت
وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
فذكر إنما أنت مذكر
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
You are not a watcher over them;
لست عليهم بمصيطر
لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
إلا من تولى وكفر
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
فيعذبه الله العذاب الأكبر
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ
For to Us will be their return;
Surely to Us is their turning back,
إن إلينا إيابهم
إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
ثم إن علينا حسابهم
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم